History, Distribution, and Potential of the Olive Industry in China: A Review

ChunJiang Su, Junfeng Sun, Wanze Zhu and Li Peng
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ChunJiang Su: Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, # 9, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu 610041, China
Junfeng Sun: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, #19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
Wanze Zhu: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, #19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
Li Peng: Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, # 9, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu 610041, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 5, 1-19

Abstract: China, as a non-Mediterranean country with non-Mediterranean climate, is taking olive cultivation as an important part of its agricultural development. In order to highlight some important facts about the history, status, distribution, and trends of the olive industry in China, we performed analyses based on Internet databases, online GIS software, and scientific papers. Results show that the olive industries have been concentrated in several key areas in Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Chongqing, and Hubei. However, the business scope of olive enterprises is still narrow, the scale of enterprises is generally small, and individual or family management of farmers plays an important role. Thus, increased investment and policies are needed to enhance their capacities of R&D and production, and Chinese investigators should carry out socio-economic studies at the microcosmic level and take the initiative to innovate the products by cooperating with people in the same professions worldwide.

Keywords: olive industry; history; distribution; GIS; spatial analysis; development potential; agriculture products (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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