Abstract
In this chapter Ding discusses the general situation in China’s agriculture-food-tourism industry clusters. He points out that the agricultural industrialization and rural tourism policies are two policy backgrounds of the emergence of these clusters. Based on the analysis of 14 typical cases, he clarifies that the agriculture-food-tourism industry clusters are formed through the forward and/or backward linkages between primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. He also argues that leading firms and local governments are the main driving forces in the formation these clusters.
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This chapter is an outcome of the research project “The upgrading of China’s industrial agglomeration: an interdisciplinary approach of spatial economics and area study,” funded by a grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
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Our definition of AFTI cluster is affected by Porter (1998) but does have some differences. Porter (1998, p. 78) stresses that “clusters encompass an array of linked industries and other entities important to competition.” The case of the California wine cluster in his paper also appears to be a typical case of an AFTI cluster. However, I am different from Porter (1998) in two respects. First, I stress that an AFTI cluster must include all of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Second, I focus on the roles of forward and backward linkages in creating such a cluster.
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The information about this research report was found at http://www.crr.gov.cn/articleContent?parentId=35&sonParentId=35&articleId=1921, accessed January 25, 2016.
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Not only leading firms but also farmers cooperatives and specialized markets can be considered as driving forces in the development of agricultural industrialization (Huang 2010, pp. 148–154). In reality, we find few cases in which famers cooperatives or specialized markets have taken the initiative in the development of an AFTI cluster. In the AFTI, however, the role of leading firms is irreplaceable.
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The information about Yuming Company was found at http://ce.jxcn.cn/system/2015/06/26/013993262_01.shtml, accessed January 25, 2016.
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The information about **guo Lvhua Company was found primarily at http://www.quanguwan.cn/, accessed January 25, 2016.
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The information about Longli was found at http://www.gzgov.gov.cn/xwzx/gszdt/qn/201509/t20150902_332644.html, accessed January 25, 2016.
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1 mu = 0.067 ha.
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The information about Anyi County and Lvneng Company was found at http://www.ncrbw.cn/html/2015-06/08/content_236866.htm?div=-1, accessed January 25, 2016.
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The information about Shangyou County was found at http://www.jxshangyou.com/tt/201512/t20151205_312800.htm; http://www.ganzhou.gov.cn/zwgk/zwdt/bmdt/201508/t20150803_853211.htm, accessed January 25, 2016.
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The information about Daye County was found at http://www.hsdcw.com/HTML/2015-5-26/712619.HTM, accessed January 25, 2016.
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The information about processing rates was found at http://www.crr.gov.cn/articleContent?parentId=35&sonParentId=35&articleId=1921, accessed January 25, 2016.
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The information about Heze City was found at http://epaper.dezhoudaily.com/dzrb-hz/html/2015-10/16/content_2_9.htm, http://news.iqilu.com/shandong/yuanchuang/2015/1014/2571936.shtml, accessed January 25, 2016.
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Ding, K. (2017). Agriculture-Food-Tourism Industry Clusters in China. In: Kuchiki, A., Mizobe, T., Gokan, T. (eds) A Multi-Industrial Linkages Approach to Cluster Building in East Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57128-1_2
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