A Research On The Development Of City Agriculture In Beibei, Chongqing

The city agriculture came into being with the process of urbanization. It is a revolution for agriculture caused by the expansion of cities. Foreign on city agriculture began in the middle of 20th century. And the research in China started later. This article is made on the basis of previous research. The researching object is Beibei, Chongqing. The viable way of development of city agriculture is analyzed. Then, the research on city agriculture of the suburb of metropolis is carried on.Chongqing is a municipality with the basic situation of big city, big village and big agriculture. It is determined by the situation of big city and big village that the development of agriculture and rural economics here are more essential. It is crucial to seek for for agricultural development in Chongqing. The breakthrough is the key to the agriculture and the economic development of Chongqing. The development of suburban agriculture leads the way to the agriculture of Chongqing. So the development of suburban agriculture is more crucial. From the research, the author find that the breakthrough is the urban agriculture with its own traits hi city and suburban area. The breakthrough may be able to develop the whole national economy of Chongqing. Beibei lie hi the periphery of developed urban circle of the three economic circles in Chongqing. She belongs to the suburban agricultural area. It is determined by the predominant geographic location that the distinctive city agriculture should be developed and Beibei should be the area of example of the development of city agriculture on the basis of the advantages of location and resources in Chongqing. The function of suburban agriculture is mainly economic. At the same time, the function of urban agriculture is integrative. The transformation from suburban agriculture to urban agriculture should be realized hi order to improve the competitive power of the agriculture of Beibei hi market. The developing direction and emphases are fringe industry between agriculture and industry of tour, agriculture and industry of service, agriculture and industry. In a word, city agriculturebased on service and experience should be developed to increase the proportion of fringe industry in rural economics. Urban economy could develop the urban agriculture on products. High-efficiency agriculture and establishment agriculture should be emphasized, especially the distinctive industries of vegetables, fruits and flowers.Some innovations and breakthroughs are willing to be put forward in this thesis.1 On the basis of previous research, the traits of city agriculture are concluded roundly by the numbers. The traits of city agriculture include manufactory of agriculture, urbanization of country, employment of farmers, functional diversification and high intensivism.2 Difference and relation between city agriculture and suburban agriculture are analyzed roundly on regional distributing, function, phases of development and forms of layout. The agriculture, metropolis and non- agriculture industry syncretize in the city agriculture. Its developing direction is high scale, high industrialization, high science and technology and high marketability. It only lies in fringe of some metropolis. On the contrary, the suburban agriculture includes all agriculture in the suburb. It is an important trait of zone of city agriculture that there is some agricultural land in the city. However, there is no agricultural land in the suburban agriculture area.3 level transforming of industrial structure, labor-zone dividing theory, incorporate cities and villages theory, sustainable c and agricultural location theory of economics and geography are used to analyze the academic foundation and inevitability developing city agriculture of metropolis in China from various point of views.4 City agriculture should be developed in the future hi Beibei. The developing way and pattern are brought forward. The key is innovation. And the breakthrough and focus of innovation are innovation of structure. The innov...