2021, Volume 24, Paper 2
ISSN: 2209-6612

The Strawberry Value Chain in Jiangsu Province, China

Jing Wang – Senior Staff, Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Nanjing City, China, and postgraduate student, University of Adelaide.

Abstract

Strawberries are regarded as a profitable crop in Jiangsu Province, and as one of the main regions for strawberry production in China, the province considers the strawberry industry to be important to increase the income of small-holders. However, the strawberry industry in Jiangsu Province is not competitive compared with other production regions due to limited varieties, and low quality and yield. Through analysing the performance of the strawberry value chain, it is shown that the constraints that cause this situation are low investment in the RD&E sector, few close connections in the value chain, poor infrastructure conditions, and unstable land property rights. However, these issues can be addressed by increasing investment in RD&E and in infrastructure, by establishing alliances and cooperatives in the value chain, and by changing the land property rights system.

Keywords: strawberries, value chain, Jiangsu Province, drivers, constraints

Download full document here