Organic Food Industry In China

Author : Carola Milbrodt
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-08-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783638406314

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Organic Food Industry in China - Current State and Future Prospects - by Carola Milbrodt Pdf

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2004 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Chinese / China, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin (Ostasiatisches Seminar), 269 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Chinese economic growth rates may send many people into raptures, but the agricultural sector is usually excluded from this enthusiasm. Being the problem child among Chinas economic sectors, agriculture is characterized by its low productivity and sluggish development, negatively affecting the national development, and in particular, a rural upturn. Under these conditions, the emergence of environmentally friendly farming – including organic agriculture – gives rise to great hopes, since these approaches are expected to have positive influences on economic, social and ecological fields. Organic farming continues to show a rapid development world-wide. On the Asian continent the total area of organic production still is relatively small, but the interest in organic is steadily increasing. According to a SÖL-survey, among the countries in Asia “ [...] China heralds perhaps the highest growth potential [for organic farming] in the near future.” The Chinese organic development is only a few years old, but more than one third of Asia’s total area under organic management is already situated in China. Tremendous growth rates have been evolving in all fields of the Chinese organic industry and market. In 1990, the Dutch organic certification body SKAL inspected and later certified a Chinese tea plantation, which became the first organic farm in China. Four years later, the earliest Chinese organic certification body, OFDC, was established. By 1995, altogether almost 45,000 ha of land were reported to be certified as organically cultivated in China. If the SÖL is right with its estimation, the certified organic production area increased to more than 100,000 ha in 2001, plus about 200,000 ha that are cultivated according to organic standards, but still have not received an organic certificate. Nevertheless, this is only 0,06 % of the total agricultural land in China.

Author : Steffanie Scott,Zhenzhong Si,Theresa Schumilas,Aijuan Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351331357

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Organic Food and Farming in China by Steffanie Scott,Zhenzhong Si,Theresa Schumilas,Aijuan Chen Pdf

Despite reports of food safety and quality scandals, China has a rapidly expanding organic agriculture and food sector, and there is a revolution in ecological food and ethical eating in China’s cities. This book shows how a set of social, economic, cultural, and environmental conditions have converged to shape the development of a "formal" organic sector, created by "top-down" state-developed standards and regulations, and an "informal" organic sector, created by ‘bottom-up’ grassroots struggles for safe, healthy, and sustainable food. This is generating a new civil movement focused on ecological agriculture and quality food. Organic movements and markets have typically emerged in industrialized food systems that are characterized by private land ownership, declining small farm sectors, consolidated farm to retail chains, predominance of supermarket retail, standards and laws to safeguard food safety, and an active civil society sector. The authors contrast this with the Chinese context, with its unique version of "capitalism with social characteristics," collective farmland ownership, and predominance of smallholder agriculture and emerging diverse marketing channels. China’s experience also reflects a commitment to domestic food security, evolving food safety legislation, and a civil society with limited autonomy from a semi-authoritarian state that keeps shifting the terrain of what is permitted. The book will be of great interest to advanced students and researchers of agricultural and food systems and policy, as well as rural sociology and Chinese studies.

Author : T. Colin Campbell,Thomas M. Campbell, II
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781942952909

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The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition by T. Colin Campbell,Thomas M. Campbell, II Pdf

The revised and expanded edition of the bestseller that changed millions of lives The science is clear. The results are unmistakable. You can dramatically reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes just by changing your diet. More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and his team at Cornell, in partnership with teams in China and England, embarked upon the China Study, the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. What they found when combined with findings in Colin's laboratory, opened their eyes to the dangers of a diet high in animal protein and the unparalleled health benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet. In 2005, Colin and his son Tom, now a physician, shared those findings with the world in The China Study, hailed as one of the most important books about diet and health ever written. Featuring brand new content, this heavily expanded edition of Colin and Tom's groundbreaking book includes the latest undeniable evidence of the power of a plant-based diet, plus updated information about the changing medical system and how patients stand to benefit from a surging interest in plant-based nutrition. The China Study—Revised and Expanded Edition presents a clear and concise message of hope as it dispels a multitude of health myths and misinformation. The basic message is clear. The key to a long, healthy life lies in three things: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Author : Minou Yussefi-Menzler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136535239

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The World of Organic Agriculture by Minou Yussefi-Menzler Pdf

The new edition of this annual publication (previously published solely by IFOAM and FiBL) documents recent developments in global organic agriculture. It includes contributions from representatives of the organic sector from throughout the world and provides comprehensive organic farming statistics that cover surface area under organic management, numbers of farms and specific information about commodities and land use in organic systems. The book also contains information on the global market of the burgeoning organic sector, the latest developments in organic certification, standards and regulations, and insights into current status and emerging trends for organic agriculture by continent from the worlds foremost experts. For this edition, all statistical data and regional review chapters have been thoroughly updated. Completely new chapters on organic agriculture in the Pacific, on the International Task Force on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture and on organic aquaculture have been added. Published with IFOAM and FiBL

Author : Shaohua Zhan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108906616

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China and Global Food Security by Shaohua Zhan Pdf

In less than half a century (1978–2020), China has transformed itself from a country that barely fed itself to a powerful player in the global food system, characterized by massive food imports, active overseas agricultural engagement, and the global expansion of Chinese agribusiness. This Element offers a nuanced analysis of China's global food strategy and its impacts on food security and the international agri-food order. To feed a population of 1.4 billion, China actively seeks overseas agri-food resources whilst maintaining a high level of domestic food production. This strategy gives China an advantageous position in the global food system, but it also creates contradictions and problems within and beyond the country. This could potentially worsen global food insecurity in the long term.

Author : Zhang-Yue Zhou,Hongbo Liu,Lijuan Cao
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781782549208

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Food Consumption in China by Zhang-Yue Zhou,Hongbo Liu,Lijuan Cao Pdf

Recent decades have seen China�s domestic consumption in sectors such as food, housing, health care, education and travel greatly increase. This important book assesses China�s current food consumption trends and the outlook for its future needs of suc

Author : Linhai Wu,Dian Zhu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482218336

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Food Safety in China by Linhai Wu,Dian Zhu Pdf

China is the world’s top agricultural producer according to a World Trade Organization 2010 report, but a growing number of alarming safety issues has put the world’s top manufacturer of food on the defensive. Food Safety in China: A Comprehensive Review chronicles China’s current food safety problems from a professional perspective. This text describes key concepts, incorporates a research thread, considers various methods, provides context, and presents main conclusions. Containing investigative research and presenting an authoritative analysis of the subject, this text considers the complex issues that span the entire food supply chain system. It provides an overview of the current food safety situation, as well as its development and changes. It also details the structure of the food safety support system, and addresses growing concerns. Explores Involvement in Stages The book considers the interrelationship between the government, producers and traders, and consumers. It studies technical and management issues, and explains how that impacts businesses, the government regulatory system, and the end user. Factoring in the risks that can be caused by both natural and human influences, including the abuse of food additives, this book reviews the efforts put forth by China to prevent food safety issues. It examines the changing track of food safety (including imported and exported products) in key aspects such as production, circulation, and consumption from 2006 to 2011 based on empirical investigation and comprehensive use of various statistical data, and examines most specifically China's food safety situation in 2011. This book addresses: Food production and processing Food transportation Food consumption Environment and consumer awareness of food safety Efforts and technical means of the government in food regulation Social responsibility of food producers and traders, and moral traits and professional qualities of employees Rationality, effectiveness, and operability of the technical specifications in production, processing, circulation, and consumption Food Safety in China: A Comprehensive Review provides an assessment of the actual state and future trends of the food safety risk in China. This text is an ideal resource for food product developers, regulators and government researchers, regulatory agencies, policy makers, and policy analysts as well as universities, colleges, researchers, students, investors, importers, exporters, and manufacturers of food.

Author : Helga Willer,Julia Lernoud
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3037360402

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The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics & Emerging Trends 2017 by Helga Willer,Julia Lernoud Pdf

Author : Xiao Han,Lei Wang
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323908238

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Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity in China by Xiao Han,Lei Wang Pdf

Organic Farming and Biodiversity in China: Protection and Agricultural Pollution Mitigation Effects gives quantitative comparison of biodiversity between organic and conventional farming, provides evaluation on the biodiversity protection mechanism for organic farming, by using an integrative approach to analyze the relationship between agricultural inputs, waste, farming management, government policy and biodiversity in different agro-ecosystems. It also discusses the ecological, economic, and social benefits of organic farming. Written by experts from the Organic Food Development Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (OFDC-MEE) - the pioneers of the organic movement in China - this book explores the role that organic farming plays in biodiversity protection, and how the government can support or hinder organic farming. Using the methods of long-term field experiment, field survey, and meta-analysis, the book reviews not yet translated studies in China, therefore unavailable to the English readership, to provide systematic comparison of biodiversity between organic and conventional farming. Organic Farming and Biodiversity in China: Protection and Agricultural Pollution Mitigation Effects is an important resource for researchers and students. It also appeals to policy makers as well as the general public seeking to understand the environmental impact of organic agriculture and the guidance of government policy in China and other regions in the world. Reviews the origin and development of organic agriculture Introduces the current status and policies of biodiversity conservation in China Compares the biodiversity between organic and conventional agriculture Presents innovative information from exclusive studies on organic agriculture development and biodiversity protection in China

Author : Luo Shiming,Stephen R. Gliessman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482249354

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Agroecology in China by Luo Shiming,Stephen R. Gliessman Pdf

Key features: Reviews the development of agroecology in China, including research, practice, management, and education regarding challenges for rural and agricultural progress Presents information from sources not readily available in the West about agricultural development in China during the last several decades Provides models and indicates starting points for future research and practice Addresses how to meet future challenges of agroecosystems from the field to the table in China from scientific, technological, and management perspectives During the past 30 years, industrialization has fundamentally changed traditional rural life and agricultural practices in China. While the incomes of farmers have increased, serious issues have been raised concerning the environment, resource depletion, and food safety. In response, the Chinese government and Chinese scientists encouraged eco-agriculture, the practice of agroecology principles and philosophy, as a way to reduce the negative consequences of large-scale industrialized systems of farming. Agroecology in China: Science, Practice, and Sustainable Management represents the work of experts and leaders who have taught, researched, and expanded Chinese agroecology and eco-agriculture for more than 30 years. It reviews decades of agricultural change to provide an integrated analysis of the progress of research and development in agroecological farming practices. The book contains research on traditional and newly developed agricultural systems in China, including intercropping systems, rainfall harvest systems, and rice–duck, rice–fish, and rice–frog co-culture systems. It covers current eco-agriculture practices in the major regions of China according to climate conditions. The book closes with a discussion of the major technical approaches, necessary policy support, and possible major development stages that must occur to allow broader agroecological implementations toward the sustainability of future food systems in China. Presenting eco-agriculture systems that are somewhat unique in comparison to those of the United States, Latin America, and Europe, Agroecology in China gives insight on how Chinese agroecologists, under the political and cultural systems specific to China, have created a strong foundation for ecologically sound agroecosystem design and management that can be applied and adapted to food systems elsewhere in the world. By using selected regional examinations of agroecological efforts in China as examples, this book provides models of how to conduct research on a broad range of agroecosystems found worldwide.

Author : Bee Chen GOH,Rohan Price
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789811535802

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Regulatory Issues in Organic Food Safety in the Asia Pacific by Bee Chen GOH,Rohan Price Pdf

The book seeks to address the intersection of food organics and the emergence of a new contractualism between producers, distributors and consumers, and between nation states. Additionally, it seeks to cater to the needs of a discerning public concerned about how its own country aims to meet their demands for organic food quality and safety, as well as how they will benefit from integration in the standard-setting processes increasingly occurring regionally and internationally. This edited volume brings together expert scholars and practitioners and draws on their respective insights and experiences in the field of organics, food and health safety. The book is organized in three parts. Part I outlines certain international perspectives; Part II reflects upon relevant histories and influences and finally, Part III examines the organic food regulatory regime of various jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific.

Author : George Baourakis
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814483148

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Marketing Trends for Organic Food in the 21st Century by George Baourakis Pdf

' The marketing of organic products is viewed as a significant link between the production side of the business and the consumers, thereby facilitating the distribution of these relatively new products. It has become obvious that companies can organize organic production and influence consumers' purchasing behaviour through the employment of appropriate marketing strategies. This book explores the marketing trends for organic food products through the analysis of those elements that contribute to the expansion of the organic product market. It will aid marketers in facing the challenges that the organic food sector will encounter in the future. Contents:The Market for Organic Products:Predicting Developments in Organic EU Markets — Are the Competitive Patterns in the Danish Case Useful? (J Vestergaard & M S Linneberg)Trends in the Marketing of Organic Grains and Oilseeds in the US (C L Revoredo)Supply Chain of Organic Food and Quality Products:Marketing Orientation and Its Consequence for the Food Chain (J Hanf & R Kühl)Marketing and Distribution of Quality Products: A Dutch Example (G M L Tacken & J J de Vlieger)Market Success of Premium Product Innovation: Empirical Evidence from the German Food Sector (K T McNamara et al.)Marketing Trends in the UK Organic Sector: Perspectives on Marketing Products from the Second Year of Conversion (G C Holt et al.)Organic Food Marketing Trends:Consumer Perception and Marketing of Origin and Organic Labelled Food Products in Europe (G Giraud)Organic Food Consumers — The Irish Case (S O'Reilly et al.)Do Consumers Care About Where They Buy Organic Products? A Means-End Study with Evidence from Italian Data (S Naspetti & R Zanoli)Testing and Validating the LOV Scale of Values in an Organic-Food-Purchase-Context (G M Chryssochoidis)and other papers Readership: Business management researchers, entrepreneurs and marketers. Keywords:Market Research;Marketing Strategies;Marketing Mix;Purchasing Behavior;Strategic MarketingReviews:“It is an excellent and very dated contribution to the field of marketing organic foods … A highly recommended book for teaching and research purposes.”Marios Katsioloudes Associate Dean/MBA Director Intercollege, Nicosia, Cyprus '

Author : Bill Slee,Chen Tong,Bundit Anurugsa,Rainer Haas,Maurizio Canavari
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789086867035

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Looking east looking west by Bill Slee,Chen Tong,Bundit Anurugsa,Rainer Haas,Maurizio Canavari Pdf

This book represents a unique collection of European and Asian perspectives on the production, trade and consumption of high quality food. The rapidly growing demand for organic and quality food in Europe imposes new challenges on competing food value chains. Europe, as the biggest worldwide food importer, attracts many developing and developed countries in Asia. Prospering Chinese and Thai food markets offer new opportunities for European operators. Wealthy and informed consumers on both continents search for trustworthy high quality food products. Farmers, operators and retailers from distant cultures are coping with different standards, facing the ever increasing necessity for mutual understanding. This publication is the output of Bean-Quorum, a European funded Asia-Link project. Bean-Quorum represents a consolidated network of researchers working together with the business sector and NGOs to enhance European Asian understanding about organic and quality food. This book describes global trends in organic and quality food trade and connects them with recent developments in Asian and European market structures. Selected case studies illustrate the impact of organic and quality food production on topics ranging from sustainable rural development, to the potential of exotic new plant varieties to purchase decisions of European or Asian retail managers. Selected European markets are mirrored by the situation in Chinese and Thai markets. Finally, environmental issues concerning global trade of quality food are addressed.

Author : Fu-Sheng Tsai,Yanjie Yang,Guo-Ping Chang-Chien
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832520680

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Modern business and public health: A value co-creation perspective by Fu-Sheng Tsai,Yanjie Yang,Guo-Ping Chang-Chien Pdf

Author : Sacha Cody
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811337956

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Exemplary Agriculture by Sacha Cody Pdf

This book is an important contribution to our understanding of food in China through an ethnographic case study of an alternative food movement in Shanghai and the surrounding countryside. Cody examines a group of middle-class urban residents who move to the countryside to establish small-scale and independent organic farms. The book explores the complex relationships movement protagonists have with customers in the city, rural neighbours in the countryside, volunteers on their farms, intellectuals involved in rural reconstruction initiatives as well as the organic items they produce. In doing so, Cody provides valuable insights into the urban/rural dichotomy and questions of morality in China today. This book speaks to several concerns associated with the accelerated modernization China and other Asian nations are experiencing, including food safety and class relations. It will appeal to scholars and practitioners across a range of fields including anthropology, food studies, rural development and China Studies.