有机食品方兴未艾

<正> 随着工农业生产的发展和人口的增加,环境污染、资源过度的开采及生态破坏的日趋严重,人们保护环境的呼声日益高涨,有关专家认为,全球“有机食品”生产方兴未艾。 在海外,有心人稍稍留意一下超级市场的货架,就会发现“有机食物”热潮早已降临。最明显的是蔬菜、水果货架上常常有三五种菜果的价码牌上醒目地标着“有机”二字,如洋葱、萝卜、黄瓜、芹菜、西瓜、葡萄等。这些食品的外观与旁边摆着相同品种的普通菜果并没有什幺两样,但价格却普遍高出20～30％,有的

Organic food : developmental status and potential

Vegetable and fruit that is cultivated without using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides is called organic food. Processed food that is produced from poultry and livestock reared in a natural way is also labelled this way. The developmental status and potential of this type of food is discussed in detail.