Development of Agricultural Standardization in China in the New Era

Abstract

Standardization is crucial for promoting the transformation and upgrading of agriculture in China, participating in international market competition, and enhancing China’s right of speed regarding global governance. This study summarizes the standardization practices of major agricultural powers worldwide, reviews the agricultural standardization progress of China, and analyzes the implications, characteristics, and trends of agricultural standardization in China in the new era. It also examines the realistic predicament faced by China and proposes paths for strengthening the agriculture sector of China through standardization. The agricultural standardization of China exhibits the following major features and trends: marketization of participants, covering many chains, diversification of implementation modes, precision of service objects, all-round pursuit of values, and internationalization of the evolution path. It is necessary to properly handle the internal relations between standardization and factors such as agricultural supply, scientific and technological equipment, management systems, industrial resilience, sustainable development, and international 收稿日期:2023-05-26;修回日期:2023-07-03 通讯作者:席兴军,中国标准化研究院研究员,研究方向为农业标准化;E-mail: yanyh@cnis.ac.cn 资助项目:中国工程院咨询项目“国家标准化发展战略研究”(2019-ZD-26) 本刊网址:www.engineering.org.cn/ch/journal/sscae