Research & reports

Qing Guo · · China (Dalian)

This paper, based on the China urban agriculture development report 2013 and a SWOT analysis, studied the development of urban modern agriculture in Dalian. The study found that the agricultural industrial structure, shopping basket program, agricultural management system, land circulation, and agricultural information technology have restricted the development of Dalian's urban modern agriculture.

崔丽丽 · 上海信息化 · China

In recent years, the popularization of mobile phones has significantly increased internet usage in rural China, leading to growing acceptance of rural e-commerce due to a wide selection of online products and freedom from market and regional constraints. As the rural e-commerce industry emerges, agricultural IoT has become a major driving force for increasing urban agricultural output, promoting rural economic development, reducing the number of agricultural workers, and increasing farmers' income. Therefore, in the "Internet+" era, cultivating local agri-business enterprises and building urban agricultural IoT is of extreme importance.

Ahmad Ahsan · · Indonesia

In response to rising demand for perishable produce such as fresh vegetables and fruit driven by healthy-living campaigns, and the weaknesses of traditional supply chain management that lacks demand information for operational decisions such as planting schedules, a paper proposes an information-technology-based integrated supply chain management system for urban agricultural products that lets producers, distribution center administrators, retail administrators, store administrators and consumers share network-wide information. The system is presented as making planting-schedule planning, crop selection, harvest scheduling and demand-fulfillment reporting easier to carry out.

Shi Jia-li · · China (Tianjin)

This paper studies the important roles of leisure agriculture in the development of Tianjin's modern urban agriculture. It emphatically analyzes the major problems of science and technology during the promotion of leisure agriculture and puts forward the significances of science and technology support in leisure agriculture.

Christine Brown-Paul, Sam Ross · Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses · Indonesia (Jakarta)

In Jakarta, Indonesia, urban farming and hydroponics are increasingly used to feed the growing population and ensure food security. This article highlights hydroponic strawberry production in Bandung and features a large hydroponic grower that supplies Jakarta supermarkets and operates an educational facility for future hydroponic professionals.

Qin Shu-ying · Journal of Academic Library and Information Science · China

This paper analyzes the concepts of urban agriculture and information resources construction, discussing the characteristics of urban agriculture and the current state of information resources construction in China. It introduces methods for understanding user needs and proposes different approaches to resource construction for various users. Principles and specific methods for information resources construction in urban agriculture are designed, with measures such as increasing information collectors and improving personnel quality being suggested.

Ran Li · Anhui Nongye Daxue xuebao · China

A dimensional cropping-raising pattern and a self-contained facility were designed for urban agriculture in northern China, where urbanization causes soil shortage, disease, and pollution, exacerbated by an unpleasant climate. This facility features a ground-underground structure combining a greenhouse and a barton, designed to minimize pollution, eliminate heating supply needs, and double land utilization efficiency compared to normal facilities.

吕艳 · 农业工程技术：温室园艺 · China (Beijing)

The 3rd International Urban Agricultural Science and Technology Festival was held in Tongzhou, Beijing, from September 12 to 13, 2013. Over 300 representatives from national agencies, local governments, agricultural research institutions, domestic and international agricultural enterprises, and foreign embassies in China attended the event at the Tongzhou Beijing International Urban Agricultural Science and Technology Park. China Agricultural University hosted this conference.

Heng Shi, Ya Jun Shi, Guang Cai Xu · Applied Mechanics and Materials · China (Beijing)

This study proposes a non-weight agricultural information index model based on the analytic hierarchy process, developed in the context of Beijing's agricultural information development. It suggests that agricultural information promotes the economic growth of urban agriculture, particularly peri-urban agriculture, by facilitating the transition from traditional to modern agriculture.

Akosua Owusu-Bonsu, Yaa Afua, Kofi Agyeiwa, Bright Emmanuel Owusu · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · India (Mumbai)

This study investigated market access and economic benefits of greenhouse hydroponics among urban farmers in Mumbai's coastal slums and Ghana's agricultural hubs. Using a mixed-methods approach, data showed that hydroponic greenhouse production led to a 45% increase in vegetable yields compared to traditional farming methods, with over 70% of producers reporting higher income from market sales. Market access was significantly improved through partnerships with local NGOs and government initiatives.

周祥 · 农业工程技术：温室园艺 · China

This article describes Yunnan province's recent push to "vigorously develop plateau-characteristic agriculture" and how the province's specialty agriculture has progressed from scattered small-scale operations to scaled development and the emergence of specialty industrial belts, raising demands on agricultural facilities. It profiles Yunnan Xinli Greenhouse Engineering Co., Ltd., stating the company has worked since its founding on agricultural-facility development in southwest China, providing engineering solutions for modern agriculture, urban agriculture, and plateau-characteristic agriculture; no independent data or evaluation results are given beyond this company profile.

康庆丽, Jian‐Hua Xu · 四川劳动保障 · China

This practice report from Pixian county, China, describes the construction of a "1+3" modern agricultural talent workstation service model, aimed at linking experts, enterprises and farmers to create a combined effect exceeding the sum of the parts. Built around a central talent workstation supported by three agricultural service divisions, the model is presented as having achieved results through resource concentration and focus on distinctive features, but no quantitative outcome measures are given.

Sarah Yixin Zhang, Zhang Zhi-xing · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · China

This study investigates how Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pioneers in China use microblogging technology to engage members and develop their communities. CSA is a sustainable agriculture model where members support farms and share risks, making trust-building crucial. Microblogging platforms provide farmers with a channel to communicate updates, address member problems, and facilitate interactions among CSA members, especially when frequent farm visits are not possible. The study analyzed microblog posts from China's first CSA farm.

이행우, 김용성, 이재일 · · South Korea

This study noted that vertical farms face problems with economic viability and a lack of resident awareness. It derived types of vertical farms applicable to residential spaces and inferred assessment items for a questionnaire survey to develop u-services. Based on issues from the survey, u-services needed in vertical farm buildings were proposed, including u-notification of crop conditions, remote/automatic control u-services, harvest information u-service, recipe information u-service, indoor air quality monitoring u-service, indoor environment adjusting u-service, and farm environment control u-service.

许厚祺, 刘爱民 · 中国农业综合开发 · China (Tianjin)

This article describes Tianjin City's comprehensive agricultural development since 1994, focusing on expanding scale benefits and improving technological levels. Tianjin, located in northeastern North China Plain, has actively developed coastal urban modern agriculture, creating a unique path for agricultural development.

Guan Hai-ling · Science Technology and Industry · China (Taiyuan)

This paper examines the achievements and current status of urban agricultural development, technology, and innovation in Taiyuan. It proposes countermeasures for urban agricultural scientific and technological innovation in a low-carbon economy, including establishing a training system, supporting research institutions, increasing investment, and strengthening external exchanges and cooperation.

杨卓翔 YANG Zhuoxiang, 高阳 GAO Yang, Zhao Zhi, 李双成 LI Shuangcheng · Acta Ecologica Sinica · China (Shenzhen)

An emergy analysis compared the emergy input structure, production efficiency, environmental load, and sustainability of three farms (Biling Modern Agricultural Technology Park, Xili Orchard, and Shanhai Farm) in Shenzhen, China. Xili Orchard showed a high reliance on renewable resources, the lowest environmental load ratio, and the highest emergy indices for sustainable development. Shanhai Farm had a low reliance on renewable resources, the highest environmental load ratio, and was assessed as having the lowest sustainable development capacity.

Rui Yang · Nanjing Linye Daxue xuebao · China (Nanjing)

This paper explores a new community endowment pattern by integrating vertical farms into urban senior day care centers, contrasting with traditional nursing homes. Focusing on the South Lake Community in Nanjing, China, it examines the specific construction of vertical farm landscapes to address the physical and mental health needs of the elderly in an aging society.

Chunsheng Hu, Jiang-Hai Zeng, Shao-Ren WANG · Zhongguo shengtai nongye xuebao · China

This paper reviews the demonstration practices and achievements of the Luancheng Agro-Ecosystem Experimental Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences over 30 years in Luancheng County, Hebei Province. Since the early 1980s, the station has pioneered research and demonstration of new technologies such as facility agriculture, rural new energy, straw mechanized mulching, and standardized wheat cultivation. Since the early 2000s, it has focused on urban agriculture models centered on information technology.

Antonius Nindito Jati Dennyarso · · Indonesia

This study descriptively analyzed the communication strategies employed by the Gerakan Indonesia Berkebun (Indonesia Gardening Movement) to disseminate urban farming through social media sites. Using a qualitative descriptive research method, it investigated the socialization process on Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo Mailing List, and YouTube. The findings identified communication strategies including the roles of administrators and moderators, participatory message strategies, and media integration strategies. Facebook and Twitter served as forums for urban farming socialization to the general public, while the Yahoo Mailing List was crucial for activists' socialization and movement formation.

Lan Bin · Computer Knowledge and Technology · China (Beijing)

This paper discusses the development of an urban higher education system for agriculture in Beijing, driven by the need for talent, technology, and intellectual support. It emphasizes that information management is crucial throughout agricultural production, from resource optimization to digitization and precision farming. The construction of urban agricultural information service technology requires professionals with strong agricultural knowledge and expertise in production, operation, and management.

Xiao Qiu-hong · Agriculture Network Information · China

This paper compares and analyzes successful agricultural website construction experiences at home and abroad, discussing the role of agricultural websites in modern agriculture development. It comprehensively illustrates the current situation of agricultural website construction in Foshan and proposes measures for the sustainable development of agricultural websites in Foshan.

杨坤, 莫鉴国 · Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni · China (Chengdu)

This study discusses the application and development of agricultural informatization from the perspective of agricultural development in Chengdu, China. It analyzes issues requiring attention for agricultural informatization in Chengdu's integrated urban-rural development and the construction of a "World Modern Pastoral City." The research proposes strategic priorities for Chengdu's future development to achieve leapfrog agricultural growth and promote shared urban-rural development and prosperity.

Xi-Guang Wang, Wei-Hua Lin, Wen Zeng · Journal of Geographic Information System · China

Focused on urban gardening (green-space) administration in China, this paper (2010) argues that agencies need a gardening information management system to provide a scientific basis for garden planning, project construction, maintenance, and social service. Based on a needs analysis of gardening-sector requirements, it discusses key technologies for building the system and proposes a flexible construction approach using a secondary-development design and runtime environment built on a data-center integration platform, stating that the system supports daily management work and plays a role in improving the urban ecological and investment environment.

XU Zengxian · Journal of Changjiang Vegetables · China (Wuhan)

The government of Wuhan, China, developed a plant protection and mechanical control team, supported by home construction projects, as urban agriculture developed. This study summarized the operational mode, safeguard measures, and achievements of Wuhan's plant protection and mechanical control service.