火烧坪高山蔬菜冷链物流发展研究

近几年,冷链政策升温,必将加快高山蔬菜冷链物流的发展,文中分析了火烧坪高山蔬菜冷链物流发展面临的主要问题,并就如何快速发展火烧坪高山蔬菜冷链物流,促进高山蔬菜产业可持续发展提出了一系列解决措施。     

山野菜清洗除杂设备的整体设计

采用国际先进的气水辊刷喷淋联合清洗新工艺,山野菜经过气水两相的强烈搅混作用和气泡爆裂产生的声波成为振动源的作用而清除泥土和杂物,再经辊刷对植物叶片和毛发等的粘附作用以及高压水喷淋达到清洗干净。     

Understanding postorganic fresh fruit and vegetable consumers at participatory farmers’ markets in Ireland: reflexivity,trust and social movements

This paper examines how trusting relations between consumers and vendors of organic fresh fruits and vegetables (FFVs) in a particular type of farmers’ market (FM) in Ireland are established and maintained, and what the implications of this are. First, the food system is outlined, and then its attendant problems. These problems have led to various solutions, two of which are organic food and FMs. Then, the growth in these two areas is outlined, as is the accompanying growth in the academic literature on these two areas, some of which overlaps. Various pressures, including in particular the increasing distance food travels and disconnected stallholders and products at the FM, are suggested. In light of this, a need to apply an understanding of the reflexive consumer, trust and social movements is suggested. It is found that the consumers interviewed act reflexively by choosing to go to these FMs. They prioritize the trusting relationships built up through repeated personal contact at these FMs over and above organic certification. Along with and as part of this, they prioritize local, fresh, seasonal ‘chemical‐free’ FFVs over and above imported certified organic produce. Various aspects of collective identity formation, including modes of behaviour, objects and stories, and language, are involved in this process. These elements, to some extent, act as a buffer against the pressures of distance and disconnection. Along with this, the essential meaning of the word organic is, in this particular context, reconstructed to include various socio‐environmental values missing from some certified organic produce. The word postorganic is suggested. The main methodologies used are semistructured in‐depth interviews and participant observation.     

中国农产品对荷兰出口实证研究

本文运用出口量、出口金额、出口均价等综合指标对我国出口荷兰的农产品进行了总量、结构的统计分析,重点研究了动物类产品、蔬菜类产品、水果类产品的品种构成和出口变化,提出政府应积极发展农产品加工业,培育拳头产品的出口,同时建立起对荷兰农产品标准和贸易法规的跟踪系统,以及对国内生产和出口企业的完备监控体系。     

中国水生蔬菜出口市场集中度和依赖度分析

[目的]水生蔬菜作为我国区域性特色明显的优势农产品,出口创汇能力强。以莲藕、芋头和荸荠为主要研究对象,分析其出口规模、产品结构和市场分布,可全面把握中国水生蔬菜的出口市场形势,有助于防范出口市场风险,以便更好地推进中国水生蔬菜出口市场的进一步优化。[方法]文章通过测算市场集中率和依赖度系数,对2012—2021年中国水生蔬菜的出口市场集中度与依赖度进行分析。[结果]中国水生蔬菜出口市场集中度高,由高到低依次为芋头、莲藕和荸荠;出口依赖性强,其中莲藕对马来西亚、日本、美国的市场依赖性强;芋头对日本、美国的市场依赖性强;荸荠对马来西亚、新加坡和越南的市场依赖性强。[结论]基于研究结果和发现,提出拓展新兴市场、提升质量标准、延长产业链条等建议,以降低水生蔬菜出口风险、提升国际竞争力,推动中国水生蔬菜更好地发展。     

The influence of immigration and international tourism on the demand for imported food products

The role of immigration and international tourism in food product imports, as two factors which potentially influence the (trans-) formation of tastes in a country, is theoretically and empirically analysed. In using an econometric error-correction specification of an import demand function, the scale of the impact of these two factors is estimated for the case of Germany (annual data from 1967 to 1990). The results show that, while aggregate food import demand from India, Thailand, China and Turkey is inelastic with regard to migration to Germany and international travel activities of Germans to these destinations, the estimated average elasticities for imports of wine, cheese and processed/preserved vegetables from France and Italy are all well above unity, thus suggesting that immigration and international tourism may indeed affect the import demand for certain food products.     

Status and financial performance of organic vegetable farming in northeast Thailand

In line with the national sustainable agriculture development policy of the Government of Thailand, organic vegetable farming (OVF) promotion projects have been implemented in several provinces of the country. Based on data collected through a questionnaire survey of 172 sample vegetable farmers in Mahasarakham Province of northeast Thailand, this study firstly assessed the status of OVF and then, analyzed the financial performance of three main vegetables cultivated, namely: morning glory, green onion and Chinese kale. Finally, sensitivity analyses of the financial performances for all three vegetables were conducted under four assumed scenarios with respect to price of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and yield and price of organic vegetables. The findings of the analysis on the status of OVF revealed that organic vegetable farms accounted for very small percentage of the total area used for all vegetables in the study area. Results of the financial analysis also showed that OVF was much less financially attractive than conventional vegetable farming due to low yield which usually does not come with premium price of the vegetables. Still farmers are growing organic vegetables on small scale primarily for household consumption. The findings of the sensitivity analyses indicated that the removal of direct or indirect subsidies for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and appreciation in the yield and price of organic vegetables can enhance the financial performance of OVF. In view of the possible rejection of radical policies that encourage OVF by discouraging conventional vegetable farming, this study suggests appropriate policy measures that could directly provide incentives for organic vegetable production and consumption.     

Taking agricultural technologies to scale: experiences from a vegetable technology dissemination initiative in Tanzania

One of the widely suggested approaches to meet the increasing food demand of a substantially growing world population is sustainable intensification. We present a unique agricultural research and scaling programme in Tanzania, focusing on the key elements necessary for results related to: gender analysis; private sector engagement; social capital; improvement and adaptation; and programme performance monitoring and evaluation. Since 2014, more than 6000 farmers have benefited from either the adaptive research or the scaling component of the programme. Preliminary impact analysis results from six pilot locations indicate that programme participants realized significantly higher yields compared to non-participants. In addition to productivity improvements, introducing resistant and drought-tolerant elite vegetable varieties improved the resilience of the existing farming systems. Finally, considering the needs of both male and female participants had a positive impact on technology adoption rates and reach.     

我国西部蔬菜配送问题研究

随着人们生活质量的提高,新鲜蔬菜以现代配送方式走上餐桌是大势所趋。蔬菜配送是实现我国西部蔬菜生产与流通的基础和保障,文章从我国西部蔬菜配送的现状出发,在分析西部蔬菜配送不足的基础上,提出了现阶段解决我国西部蔬菜配送问题的对策。     

Exchange rate uncertainty and US bilateral fresh fruit and fresh vegetable trade: an application of the gravity model

In order to analyse the effect of exchange rate uncertainty, we apply an empirical gravity equation to two sets of US bilateral trade data: fresh fruit over the period 1976–1999 for a panel of 26 countries; and fresh vegetables over the period 1976–2006 for a panel of nine countries. Based on panel estimation methods, and using both a moving SD measure and the Perée and Steinherr (1989) measure of exchange rate uncertainty, the results show that US bilateral fresh fruit trade has been negatively affected by exchange rate uncertainty. We also find some evidence that the exchange rate between the US dollar and the currencies of Latin American trading partners accounts for most of the negative impact of exchange rate uncertainty on bilateral trade flows in fresh fruit. In contrast, when using panel estimation methods and both measures of exchange rate uncertainty, we find no statistically significant evidence for any negative effect of exchange rate uncertainty on US bilateral fresh vegetable trade. However, we do find a statistically significant negative effect for exchange rate uncertainty when we estimate a US export gravity equation for fresh vegetables using the same panel of countries.