Database research record2013·China
Take Stockholding Leisure Agriculture as the Carrier to Reduce Logistics Cost of Agricultural Products
Luo Qing-gu
Zhongguo liutong jingji
Urban Farm DB summary
A Chinese paper arguing that high logistics costs are the main driver of the exorbitantly priced agricultural products criticized by urban residents, caused by the many distribution links and losses inherent to agricultural products. It proposes shareholding leisure agriculture—drawing on advantages in production scale, capital, technology and information—as a carrier for integrating rural logistics resources and directly linking agricultural production with sales.