Characterisation and Diagnosis of Rural—Urban Interface Farming in the Tu Liem and Thanh Tri Districts of Hanoi City,Vietnam

A research project was carried out in two areas in the outskirts of Hanoi city using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The objective was to study interactions among the vegetable farming systems and the peri-urban context within which they are situated. The farms studied were characterised as small-scale farms that use high inputs of soil amendments and pesticides for diversified crop rotation systems. The main source of irrigation water and nutrients for vegetable farming in southern Hanoi is wastewater from the To Lich River. In northern Hanoi, irrigation water is obtained directly from the Red River and nutrients are supplied through high fertiliser inputs. The concentrations of COD (144–287 mg l^?1), N-NH₄ ⁺ (1–25 mg l^?1), PO₄ ^3? (0.5–4 mg l^?1) and coliform (525 × 10³?28 × 10⁶ MPN 100 ml^?1) along the To Lich River was much higher than the limits specified in the Vietnamese standard for water used in agriculture. A higher Cu content in soil in Phuc Ly seems to be linked to the high input of chicken manure at the site. However, the contents of heavy metals in irrigation water, in vegetables and in the soil surface layer at the two sites were lower than the Vietnamese maximum permissible levels.     

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.     

电生功能水对果蔬的保鲜作用分析

电解水作为一种无残留的物理灭菌和保存方法,能够抑制褐变、延缓衰老、保持果实品质,近年来被广泛应用于果蔬采后消毒和保存.本文综述了近年来电生功能水的概况、保鲜的原理以及在果实采后贮藏中的应用,对延缓果蔬衰老、提高果实品质提供参考.     

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。     

湖南省果蔬产品物流发展现状及对策研究

果蔬产品物流是农产品物流的一个分支。湖南果蔬产品物流经过多年建设,虽已具有了一定的产业规模,但仍存在着一系列的瓶颈因素。因此构建现代果蔬产品物流,使果蔬产品在流通过程中增值,提高农业生产的整体效益具有重要的现实意义。     

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。     

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。