Gathering Global Vision to Explore the New Path of Urban Agriculture Development -- "Urban Agriculture and Urban-rural Integration Development" Seminar Successfully Held in Shanghai

From September 19 to 20, the seminar on "urban agriculture and urban-rural integration development" was held in Shanghai, jointly sponsored by Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Foreign Agricultural Economic Research Association, Rural Development Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Shanghai Rural Economic Association. The conference focused on cutting-edge topics such as the high-quality development of urban agriculture, the deepening of urban-rural integration, and the transformation of urban agricultural food systems. It brought together domestic and foreign experts and scholars, representatives of government departments and industry professionals to discuss the new trends and new models of urban agricultural development under the background of megacities. New path.

Based on the new stage of agricultural and rural modernization during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" period, this seminar focuses on the background of the deepening of urbanization, the upgrading of consumption structure, the acceleration of scientific and technological revolution, and the transformation of the global food system. The exchange platform provides intellectual support for promoting the theoretical innovation and practical exploration of urban agriculture.

Opening Ceremony: Re-understanding the Value of Urban Agriculture

shen Xiaohui, vice president of Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shao Qiliang, President of Shanghai Rural Economic Association, and Hu Glacier, Secretary General of China Foreign Agricultural Economic Research Association, delivered speeches respectively. The opening ceremony of the meeting was presided over by Shi Jianchun, director of the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Information, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Shen Xiaohui pointed out that urban agriculture has gradually developed from traditional suburban agriculture to an important carrier connecting agricultural production and urban consumption, rural and urban, industry and ecology. Facing the resource constraints and diversified needs of megacities, Shanghai actively promotes the construction of high-standard farmland, modern facility agriculture, and the deep integration of agriculture, culture, business, and sports, and explores the development path of urban agriculture with Shanghai characteristics.

Shao Qiliang said that in the development of megacities, urban agriculture undertakes multiple functions such as ensuring the supply of agricultural products, optimizing ecological space, inheriting local culture, and serving citizens' lives. The Shanghai Rural Economics Association will continue to play its role as a bridge, carry out research and exchanges around the key issues in the development of urban agriculture, urban-rural integration and industrial integration, and promote the transformation and application of theoretical achievements.

Hu Glacier said that urban agriculture has become an important window to observe the transformation of agricultural functions and the evolution of urban-rural relations. With the changes in the stage of urban development, the connotation and extension of urban agriculture, urban-rural relations and agricultural boundaries are undergoing profound changes. It is necessary to base on a global perspective, strengthen international comparisons, and draw new ideas from the development of global urban agriculture while summarizing China's practical experience. Thinking.

shi jianchun presided over the opening ceremony of the meeting.

Publishing Research Results: Shanghai Urban Agriculture Practice Provides Important Sample

during the meeting, researcher Zhang Lixia, deputy director of the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology Information of the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, released the "Shanghai Urban" Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers "Development Report." The report systematically combs the practical exploration of the integrated development of urban agriculture and rural industry in Shanghai, and provides an important reference for further research on the development law of urban agriculture.

The report points out that the integration and development of rural industries in Shanghai presents the characteristics of full-chain value extension, multi-industry scene integration, regional spatial coordination and scientific and technological empowerment, and agricultural development is changing from a single production function to industrial chain extension, service integration and value enhancement.

Keynote Report: Global Experience and Chinese Practice Inspire Each other

the keynote report focuses on modern supply chain, urban agricultural food system, scientific and technological innovation, new track exploration and agricultural modernization strategy choice.

Zhang Chaoxin, a researcher at the rural economic research center of the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas, pointed out that modern supply chain is not only a logistics system, but also a collaborative mechanism connecting production, processing, circulation and consumption. It needs to promote small farmers to better integrate into the modern agricultural industrial system through standard system, digital platform, organized service and risk sharing mechanism.

Carmen Zuleta Ferrari, an expert on the Food and Agriculture Organization's Urban Regional Food Systems Project, pointed out from an international perspective that urban agriculture cannot be simply understood as agricultural production within cities, but should be understood within the framework of urban-rural integration and the transformation of urban agricultural food systems. She stressed that urban and rural areas are highly dependent, and urban agriculture can play an important role in ensuring food security, promoting circular economy, improving ecological environment and strengthening community ties.

Wang Nan, a researcher at the Institute of Urban Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, looks forward to the "new track of urban agriculture facing 2030" and believes that artificial intelligence, biological manufacturing, facility agriculture and leisure agriculture will become an important direction for the future development of urban agriculture.

Based on Korean experience, Professor Kim Han-ho of Seoul National University in South Korea proposed that the development of urban agriculture should not only be measured by the output of agricultural products, but should also pay attention to the values of health, social welfare and community building. The practice of South Korea shows that urban agriculture can become an important carrier to connect urban residents, improve the quality of life and promote community integration.

Researcher Fang Zhiquan, an expert on major administrative decision-making consultation and demonstration of the Shanghai Municipal Government, systematically reviewed the development history of urban agriculture in China, and pointed out that urban agriculture with Chinese characteristics is a modern agricultural form formed under the background of urban-rural integration. In the future, it is necessary to further play the guarantee of supply, technological innovation and urban and rural elements. Flow and other functions.

Roundtable Forum: Cross-border Discussion on the Frontier of Urban Agriculture Research

on the afternoon of the 19th, the conference held a round table forum on "Frontier Research on Urban Agriculture. The forum brought together representatives of government departments, scientific research institutions, universities and enterprises. Yu Min, Wang Nan, Wang Yue, Fang Zhiquan, Nianmeng, Chen Ming, Yang Zhenshan, Zhang Yuchao, Zhang Zongyi, Hu Ligang, Hu Hao and Jia Bin conducted cross-border exchanges around the development trend, theoretical innovation and practical path of urban agriculture.

Experts at the meeting believed that urban agriculture is breaking through the scope of traditional agricultural production and becoming an important link connecting urban development, rural revitalization, ecological construction and consumption upgrading. Future research needs to pay more attention to the function expansion, spatial optimization, technology empowerment, industrial integration and value realization mechanism of urban agriculture.

The roundtable forum focuses on the strategic positioning, theoretical basis, practical model and future direction of urban agriculture. Experts pointed out that urban agriculture can not be simply understood as agricultural production around the city, but should be understood in the system of urban-rural integration and regional development; we should not only pay attention to the supply and guarantee of agricultural products, but also pay attention to ecological services, cultural heritage, leisure experience and social value creation. The forum realized the combination of theoretical research and practical exploration, macro strategy and micro case, and provided multi-dimensional ideas for solving the problems of urban agricultural development in mega cities.

Academic Forum: Young Scholars Contributing to Diversified Research Results

the academic forum held at the same time focused on the development path of urban agriculture under the constraints of mega-city land, the mechanism of agricultural carbon sequestration and emission reduction, the collective economy empowering rural industries, the high-quality development system of urban agriculture, the construction of world-class ecological islands, the reform of urban-rural integration, the upgrading of agricultural products consumption and the comparison of international experience.

The first half of the academic forum focused on the development of urban agriculture under the pressure of land in megacities, the transformation of low-carbon agriculture, the development of rural collective economy and the construction of a high-quality development system for urban agriculture. The second half focused on the evaluation system of world-class ecological island construction, the experimental area of urban-rural integration development, the change of agricultural products consumption of urban residents and the comparison of international urban agricultural experience.

Experts at the meeting believed that the future development of urban agriculture needs to transform from a single production function to a multi-functional system such as production, ecology, life, culture, and technological demonstration; it needs to improve the resilience of the agricultural industry chain supply chain through organization, digitization and institutional innovation; at the same time, It is necessary to explore differentiated development models based on resource endowments and development stages in different regions.

Entering the Countryside: Promoting the Combination of Theoretical Research and Practice

on September 20, the conference organized representatives to go to Liyao Village, Qingcun Town, Fengxian District, Shanghai Rural Revitalization Demonstration Village to conduct on-site investigations to understand the rural operation model and the integrated development practice of primary, secondary and tertiary industries, and extend theoretical discussions to agricultural and rural development. Line.

Experts at the meeting said that under the background of the continuous promotion of urban-rural integration and the accelerated development of agricultural modernization, urban agriculture undertakes multiple functions such as ensuring supply, optimizing ecology, promoting income increase, and activating rural areas. In the future, it is necessary to further strengthen institutional innovation, scientific and technological empowerment and industrial integration, promote the high-quality development of urban agriculture, and provide a new practical path for the integration of urban and rural areas in mega-cities and the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.

This seminar is co-sponsored by the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the China Foreign Agricultural Economic Research Association, the Rural Development Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Shanghai Rural Economics Association. It reflects the collaborative promotion of urban agricultural research by academic associations, scientific research institutions and local practice platforms. New exploration.