Principles and Methods of Agricultural Standardization

Author: Zhang Hongcheng et al.
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: With China's agriculture transitioning from traditional natural economy to modern market economy, standardized production is required throughout the entire process, from pre-production, production, to post-production. Agricultural standardization is essential for industrializing agriculture, a necessary path for implementing agricultural product branding strategies, and a key feature of agricultural modernization and internationalization, representing the direction of modern agricultural development. This book is the first systematic work in China introducing the principles and methods of agricultural standardization. It is divided into ten chapters, covering the following main content: a brief history of the emergence and development of agricultural standardization, basic concepts, disciplinary nature, and research content of agricultural standardization, an overview of the development of agricultural standardization in foreign countries, the principles, methods, and characteristics of agricultural standardization, the types, levels, and systems of agricultural standards, the formulation and revision of agricultural standards, the planning (planning), implementation, and supervision of agricultural standardization, agricultural quality management, agricultural standardization and agricultural international trade, the production and regulation of organic food, green food, and harmless food, the effectiveness of agricultural standardization, the development trends and countermeasures of agricultural standardization, and several appendices. The book is rich in examples and has a relatively complete theoretical system, making it the preferred teaching material for agricultural university students in agricultural standardization education, as well as an important reference for agricultural science and technology workers.