Development and challenges of green food in China

doi:10.15302/J-FASE-2019296

Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.

2020, Vol. 7

Issue (1) : 56-66 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2019296

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Development and challenges of green food in China

Mahmood ul HASSAN¹, Xin WEN^1,^2,³, Jiuliang XU^1,^2,³, Jiahui ZHONG^1,^2,³, Xuexian LI^1,^2,³(

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¹. Department of Plant Nutrition, The Key Plant-Soil Interaction Laboratory, Ministry of Evironment, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
². National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
³. Chinese Academy of Green Food Development, Beijing 100193, China

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Abstract

Green food in China refers to a wide array of primary and processed agricultural products that are safe, nutritious and of high quality for human consumption. Green food has been certified and produced following the principle of sustainability since the 1990s, making historic achievements in providing quality food, protecting the environment, increasing farmer income, and nurturing agricultural brands over the past 30 years in China. Today, the green food industry enters a steady-growth stage in terms of cultivation area, product number and sales. This article summarizes the history of the development of green food in China and current achievements, analyze major challenges that may hamper further development of the industry, and propose strategies to address these challenges, i.e., optimization of the food supply chain, deep food processing, and utilization of food wastes.

Keywords green food food losses storage processing transportation sustainability

Corresponding Author(s): Xuexian LI

Just Accepted Date: 11 December 2019 Online First Date: 13 January 2020 Issue Date: 02 March 2020

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Mahmood ul HASSAN,Xin WEN,Jiuliang XU, et al. Development and challenges of green food in China[J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2020, 7(1): 56-66.

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Fig.1 Green food sectors in China. Data from China Green Food Development Center^[¹¹^].

Fig.2 Global food demand and environmental impacts on food production (comparison of estimated environmental pressure of growing population between 2010 and 2050 and the consequences of increasing demand of green food option).

Fig.3 Food losses in the supply chain from field to consumer.

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