China boosts birth rate with subsidies: a turning point for the global dairy industry?

China’s plummeting birth rate has raised concerns across government and private sectors alike. In a rapidly aging society, businesses are turning to creative solutions.

Among them, the dairy industry — facing a domestic milk surplus and falling prices — sees hope in the revival of population growth. But what could this mean for global dairy trade?

Corporate incentives: when companies support parenting

The Chinese dairy giant Feihe recently announced a new policy to financially support employees who have children, as part of its initiative to stimulate birth rates.

Feihe joins companies like Trip.com and Dabeinong Technology Group, which are offering incentives ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 yuan per child.

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