History, Distribution, and Potential of the Olive Industry in China: A Review

China, as a non-Mediterranean country with non-Mediterranean climate, is taking olive cultivation as an important part of its agricultural development. In order to highlight some important facts about the history, status, distribution, and trends of the olive industry in China, we performed analyses...

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Published in:Sustainability 2018-05, Vol.10 (5), p.1426
Main Authors: Su, ChunJiang, Sun, Junfeng, Zhu, Wanze, Peng, Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural development
Agricultural economics
Agriculture
Cold
Cultivation
Experiments
Farm management
Farms
Germplasm
Innovations
Olive oil
Olives
Provinces
R&D
Research & development
Scientific papers
Sustainability
Trends
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Summary:China, as a non-Mediterranean country with non-Mediterranean climate, is taking olive cultivation as an important part of its agricultural development. In order to highlight some important facts about the history, status, distribution, and trends of the olive industry in China, we performed analyses based on Internet databases, online GIS software, and scientific papers. Results show that the olive industries have been concentrated in several key areas in Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, and Hubei. However, the business scope of olive enterprises is still narrow, the scale of enterprises is generally small, and individual or family management of farmers plays an important role. Thus, increased investment and policies are needed to enhance their capacities of R&D and production, and Chinese investigators should carry out socio-economic studies at the microcosmic level and take the initiative to innovate the products by cooperating with people in the same professions worldwide.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su10051426