Organic Food "Made in China"

China joined the international organic movement comparatively late. Challenged by the scarcity of arable land and a large population to feed, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) for many years has been reluctant to support organic farming that might result in a drop of agricultural output. On the contrary, China’s “Green Revolution” catapulted the country to a leading producer and user of agrochemicals in the world. This development came at a high cost for the country’s environmental quality and food safety. In recent years, accumulating public complaints about environmental pollution, food poisoning, sickness and death of farmers poisoned by agrochemicals as well as increasing difficulties with agricultural exports rejected as a result of excessive chemical residues are observed. It is not only because of the problems mentioned above that recently the MoA became more supportive towards the organic food development, authorities also realized the growing opportunities for healthy food in the international as well as the domestic market. In fact, China’s organic food development cannot be analyzed without taking into account the fast development of organic food industries in industrialized countries during the past decade. At present organically grown food “made in China” is still a small - though fast growing - sector. The article takes a look at the development and current status of organic agriculture and organic food industry in China and discusses the prospects and limitations of the sector

Organic Trends

ORGANIC TRENDS aims to promote environmentally friendly and healthy food production and processing in China. Offering a forum for producers, sitributors, retailers, consumers as well as academicians, it reports recent trends in organic farming and food development and provides consumer information. Contributions are welcome. Editor: China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Centre (CESDRRC), a public environmental information facility of the Chinese State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA

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Newsletter on Organic agriculture and food development in China

Organic Trends 12 - Newsletter for Organic farming and food development in China

ORGANIC TRENDS aims to promote environmentally friendly and healthy food production and processing. Offering a forum for producers, distributors, retailers, consumers as well as academicians, it reports on recent trends in organic farming and food development and provides consumer information. Contributions are welcome

Biologischer Anbau "Made in China"

Jahrzehntelang hatte das Landwirtschaftsministerium der VR China jegliche Bestrebungen, die möglicherweise gesündere, umweltfreundliche Produkte hervorbringen, aber auch zu Ertragseinbußen führen könnten, mit Skepsis betrachtet und im Zweifelsfall blockiert. Priorität hatte die Versorgung einer Milliardenbevölkerung bei Nutzung einer vergleichsweise kleinen und dazu schrumpfenden landwirtschaftlichen Nutzfläche. Im Zuge der „Grünen Revolution“ konnten erhebliche Ertragssteigerungen erreicht werden. Doch zahlt die weltweit führende Nation bei Produktion und Verbrauch von Agrarchemikalien dafür einen hohen Preis. Immer häufiger wird über vergiftete Gewässer, erheblich mit Schadstoffen belastete Lebensmittel und den Anstieg von Krebserkrankungen im ländlichen China berichtet. Die genannten Probleme, aber auch ein international enorm gewachsener Markt für Produkte aus biologischem Anbau haben dazu geführt, dass das chinesische Landwirtschaftsministerium in jüngerer Zeit nun auch den Bio-Sektor stärker unterstützt. In der Tat steht das rasche Wachstum der Biobranche in engem Zusammenhang mit der Entwicklung der Branche weltweit. Der Artikel untersucht Trends und Perspektiven der ökologischen Landwirtschaft und des Marktes für Lebensmittel aus biologischem Anbau „Made in China“

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Parenthood and factors that influence outdoor recreational physical activity from a gender perspective

Background: A physically active life promotes both physical and mental health, increasing well-being and quality of life. Physical activity (PA) performed outdoors has been found to be particularly good for promoting well-being. However, participation in PA can change during the course of a lifetime. Parenthood has been found to be a life event associated with decreased PA, especially among women, although studies in the field are sparse. The aim of this study was to investigate participation in outdoor recreational PA, and factors influencing participation among parents-to-be, with and without previous children, from a gender perspective. Methods: This study included baseline data from parents-to-be, 224 women and 208 men, from the municipality of Karlskrona in south-east Sweden. Data collection was carried out during 2008-2009. We measured the self-reported amount of outdoor recreational PA undertaken during the last year and analysed the probability of participating in this PA using 25 variables covering individual and socioeconomic factors. Results: Seventy-six per cent of the women and 65% of the men had participated in outdoor recreational PA, varying from several times per month to every day, over a 12-month period prior to one month before pregnancy. Participation in PA indoors and owning a dog or a horse emerged as the most important factors associated with the probability of participation in outdoor recreational PA. Men were affected by a greater number of factors than women, for example men who had a family situation that permitted outdoor recreational PA participated in activities to a greater extent than men without such a family situation. The physical aspect, i.e. improved physical condition, staying power and vigour, also played a significant role with regard to participation among men. Conclusions: Becoming a parent is a life-changing event that affects participation in PA. By offering family-oriented PA choices that involve both parents and children, midwives and health promoters can encourage parents to be active and to support each other. The promotion of outdoor recreational PA, which also has restorative effects on well-being, needs to focus on activities which are attractive and affordable for the majority of both women and men

[Book review:] George Eberling, Chinese Energy Futures and Their Implications for the United States. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2011

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[Book review:] Øystein Tunsjø, Security and Profit in China’s Energy Policy: Hedging Against Risk. New York: Columbia University Press, 2013

Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively