Green food production as an innovative direction in the agricultural sector of China

Issue № 5, 2022, article № 1, pages 31-45

Section: International relations and world agricultural experience

Language: Russian

Original language title: ПРОИЗВОДСТВО ЗЕЛЕНЫХ ПРОДУКТОВ ПИТАНИЯ КАК ИННОВАЦИОННОЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЕ В АГРАРНОМ СЕКТОРЕ КИТАЯ

Keywords: AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, INNOVATION ACTIVITIES, AREA OF INNOVATION ACTIVITIES, ENVIRONMENTALLY DRIVEN AREA, GREEN GROWTH, CHINESE ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE (CEA), CHINA GREEN FOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CGFDC), SAFE FOOD, GREEN FOOD, ORGANIC FOOD, STANDARDS, CERTIFICATION, INSPECTION, COMPETENT BODY

Abstract: Modern agricultural sector in China is developing under sharp environmental contrasts. China is striving for green growth of the national economy and has already achieved notable success in this regard. This is true for the production and consumption of organic food, the use of the renewables, and the development of circular economy particularly. At the same time, a number of key environmental issues, including the agricultural sector, have not yet been solved. By the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) China in 2020 was ranked 120 in the world, behind almost all the world's leading economies. The Chinese agricultural sector can be considered as a significant reserve for the implementation of green growth concept. The evidence for this is the multilevel system the Chinese Ecological Agriculture (CEA), which has been operating for more than 30 years, including the production of safe food, green food and organic food. The article presents criteria distinguishing these environmentally driven areas. The analysis of the production and sale of green food, being defined as innovation area both in China and globally has been emphasized mostly. The key indicators of the Chinese green food market are analyzed, including the dynamics of the cultivated land area, domestic market size, and export volumes. Special emphasis has been placed to the government control over green food in the aspects of management competencies, standardization and certification. Issues of the Chinese green food market development are identified generally.

Authors: Paptsov Andrei Gennadevich, Sokolova ZHanna Evgenevna