China has stepped up its crackdown on counterfeit agricultural products, with authorities imposing strict penalties—including lengthy imprisonment—for offenders. Recent cases released by the Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate highlight crimes involving fake seeds, pesticides, and fertilisers. Offenders used deceptive tactics such as selling old seeds as new and mislabelling products to defraud farmers. In a major case, a man surnamed Liu was sentenced t