Title: Overview of agricultural innovation development in mainland China

Authors: Yonghong Tang; Shengnan Zhao

Addresses: Graduate Institute for Taiwan studies of Xiamen University, Siming District, Fujian province, China ' Graduate Institute for Taiwan studies of Xiamen University, Siming District, Fujian province, China

Abstract: The creation and innovation are the keys to realise Chinese agricultural modernisation. The agricultural innovation development in mainland China includes three aspects: system, science and technology, and development pattern. The system innovation includes land system and management system innovation. The investment in agricultural science and technology innovation which mainly relies on government is increasing, but the growth rate is relatively slower than the total investment. In the future, enterprises should be encouraged to play a leading role in agricultural science and technology innovation. In the last aspect of development pattern, on the basis of the traditional agriculture development model, we have developed circular agriculture, leisure agriculture, agricultural internet plus. As a whole, the innovation of agriculture system is the foundation of the agricultural innovation development in mainland China, while the innovation of agricultural science and technology is the driving force, and the innovation of agricultural development pattern is the form.

Keywords: agriculture system innovation; agricultural development pattern innovation; agricultural innovation development; agricultural science and technology innovation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAITG.2019.101817

International Journal of Agriculture Innovation, Technology and Globalisation, 2019 Vol.1 No.2, pp.101 - 113

Received: 02 Apr 2018
Accepted: 04 Dec 2018
Published online: 27 Aug 2019 *

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