China Green Food Development Center
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Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: 中国绿色食品发展中心; abbreviated CGFDC) is the first agency in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
to oversee organic food
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
standards. The Center was established in November 1992, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Agriculture is an executive state agency within the government of the People's Republic of China. Areas of responsibility includes agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture, fishery, consumer affairs, animal husbandry, horticulture, animal welfare, foodstuffs,...
, and is headquartered in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
The CGFDC oversees two Green Food Standards: A (which allows some use of synthetic agricultural chemicals
Agrichemical
Agrochemical , a contraction of agricultural chemical, is a generic term for the various chemical products used in agriculture. In most cases, agrichemical refers to the broad range of pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides...
) and AA (which is more stringent, allowing less use of such chemicals, and is consequently less popular with agricultural producers). Both standards focus on the end product rather than the process, and do not generally monitor actual use of agricultural chemicals, preferring instead to test the products themselves for chemical residues.
See also
- Agriculture in ChinaAgriculture in ChinaAgriculture is an important economic sector of China, employing over 300 million farmers. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily producing rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, pork, and fish.-History:...
- Organic certificationOrganic certificationOrganic certification is a certification process for producers of organic food and other organic agricultural products. In general, any business directly involved in food production can be certified, including seed suppliers, farmers, [food] processors, retailers and restaurants.Requirements vary...
- Organic farmingOrganic farmingOrganic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pests on a farm...
- China Green AgricultureChina Green AgricultureChina Green Agriculture, Inc. is based in Xi'an, China. It became the first Chinese company listed on the New York Stock Exchange NYSE Amex market. It is also the first Chinese company to list on NYSE Euronext markets in 2009. It became a public company in 2008. China Green Agriculture produces...
External links
Eurasian Dream French and European organisation promoting manufacturers involved into green process or products | www.eurasian-dream.org | www.topzen.org
- "China's Organic Revolution", by John Paull, Journal of Organic Systems, 2007
- "The Greening of China's Food - Green Food, Organic Food and Eco-labelling", by John Paull, Sustainable Consumption and Alternative Agri-Food Systems (SUSCONS), 2008
- "Pathbreaking Newsletter Promotes Development of Organic Sector in China", by Lila Buckley, February 28, 2006
- "The Movement Toward Organic Herb Cultivation in China", by Subhuti Dharmananda, January 2004
- Description of center
- "Green Food in China", by John Paull, Journal of Biodynamics Tasmania, 2008