In-depth Analysis of Ecological Agriculture Investment Hotspots in China

In the "2016-2020 China Ecological Agriculture Investment Analysis and Prospect Forecast Report", CIC Consultants believes that since 2014, agricultural investment has placed greater emphasis on enterprises' technological content, ecologicalization process and e-commerce financial applications. Under the current situation of urbanization and sustainable development, the following agricultural sectors face new investment opportunities, and it is not difficult to see that ecological agriculture is becoming an investment hotspot.

First, facility-based ecological agriculture or factory-based ecological agriculture, because the ecological environment and planting and breeding conditions within the facilities are relatively easy to replicate and have high technological content.

Second, vertically integrated ecological agricultural product production-processing-sales chain enterprises, including ecological livestock enterprises, ecological fishery enterprises, and ecological fruit and vegetable processing enterprises. In China, for all industries and products where food safety issues are prominent, organic food, high-end tea, green meat, eggs, milk, fish, etc., food safety should be improved through the development and refinement of the industrial chain.

Third, the research, development and production of biological fertilizers, biological pesticides, and organic fertilizers.

Fourth, large-scale family ecological farms combined with rural tourism, ecological farmsteads and urban agriculture whose industrial chains incorporate the "three livelihoods" functions. Leading agricultural enterprises that can drive and organize farmer cooperatives.

Fifth, enterprises engaged in the research, development and production of water-saving and drought-resistant technologies, equipment and agricultural machinery and tools.

Sixth, circular economy and deep resource utilization enterprises.

Seventh, enterprises participating in rural energy and environmental development, and enterprises engaged in bioenergy, renewable energy, waste treatment and environmental governance.

Eighth, some sightseeing and leisure ecological agriculture, urban agriculture, and creative agriculture.

Ninth, enterprises related to China's traditional Chinese medicine industry. China has issued the GAP standard for traditional Chinese medicine to regulate traditional Chinese medicine planting, and research, development and production enterprises of traditional Chinese medicine products.

Tenth, opportunities for agriculture to go global, invest and acquire overseas, and opportunities for agricultural industry integration.