The changing role of local government in organic agriculture development in Wanzai County, China

Yuhui Qiao; Friederike Martin; Xueqing He; Huayang Zhen; Xihe Pan

doi:10.1080/02255189.2019.1520693

The changing role of local government in organic agriculture development in Wanzai County, China

Yuhui Qiao^*, Friederike Martin, Xueqing He, Huayang Zhen, Xihe Pan

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

28 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Wanzai County in southern China has undergone a remarkable evolution since 2000. The commitment of the local government has made Wanzai into one of China’s most important organic agricultural production zones. Institutions and government support are vital for the development of organic agriculture. This article shows how the Wanzai County government changed from driver to guide in the process. Governments at the county, township and village levels formalised and institutionalised financial and technical support, mediating between farmers and enterprises and attracting investments to broaden organic market channels. Their experiences could be a reference for other remote areas with similar environmental and economic conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-77
Number of pages	14
Journal	Canadian Journal of Development Studies
Volume	40
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2019.1520693
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

China
Organic farming
business development support
institutionalisation
local government

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1080/02255189.2019.1520693

Cite this

@article{312e74da22434f439b825070bc14c330,

title = "The changing role of local government in organic agriculture development in Wanzai County, China",

abstract = "Wanzai County in southern China has undergone a remarkable evolution since 2000. The commitment of the local government has made Wanzai into one of China{\textquoteright}s most important organic agricultural production zones. Institutions and government support are vital for the development of organic agriculture. This article shows how the Wanzai County government changed from driver to guide in the process. Governments at the county, township and village levels formalised and institutionalised financial and technical support, mediating between farmers and enterprises and attracting investments to broaden organic market channels. Their experiences could be a reference for other remote areas with similar environmental and economic conditions.",

keywords = "China, Organic farming, business development support, institutionalisation, local government",

author = "Yuhui Qiao and Friederike Martin and Xueqing He and Huayang Zhen and Xihe Pan",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID).",

year = "2019",

month = jan,

day = "2",

doi = "10.1080/02255189.2019.1520693",

language = "English",

volume = "40",

pages = "64--77",

journal = "Canadian Journal of Development Studies",

issn = "0225-5189",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The changing role of local government in organic agriculture development in Wanzai County, China

AU - Qiao, Yuhui

AU - Martin, Friederike

AU - He, Xueqing

AU - Zhen, Huayang

AU - Pan, Xihe

PY - 2019/1/2

Y1 - 2019/1/2

N2 - Wanzai County in southern China has undergone a remarkable evolution since 2000. The commitment of the local government has made Wanzai into one of China’s most important organic agricultural production zones. Institutions and government support are vital for the development of organic agriculture. This article shows how the Wanzai County government changed from driver to guide in the process. Governments at the county, township and village levels formalised and institutionalised financial and technical support, mediating between farmers and enterprises and attracting investments to broaden organic market channels. Their experiences could be a reference for other remote areas with similar environmental and economic conditions.

AB - Wanzai County in southern China has undergone a remarkable evolution since 2000. The commitment of the local government has made Wanzai into one of China’s most important organic agricultural production zones. Institutions and government support are vital for the development of organic agriculture. This article shows how the Wanzai County government changed from driver to guide in the process. Governments at the county, township and village levels formalised and institutionalised financial and technical support, mediating between farmers and enterprises and attracting investments to broaden organic market channels. Their experiences could be a reference for other remote areas with similar environmental and economic conditions.

KW - China

KW - Organic farming

KW - business development support

KW - institutionalisation

KW - local government

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054380319&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/02255189.2019.1520693

DO - 10.1080/02255189.2019.1520693

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85054380319

SN - 0225-5189

VL - 40

SP - 64

EP - 77

JO - Canadian Journal of Development Studies

JF - Canadian Journal of Development Studies

IS - 1

ER -

The changing role of local government in organic agriculture development in Wanzai County, China

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this