JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2020, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 1-10.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-2006.201909033

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A new view on the development of oil tea camellia industry

CHEN Yongzhong1(), DENG Shaohong2, CHEN Longsheng1, MA Li1, HE Hong2, WANG Xiangnan1, PENG Shaofeng1, LIU Caixia1, WANG Rui1, XU Yanming1, ZHANG Zhen1   

  1. 1. Hunan Academy of Forestry, National Oil-tea Camellia Engineering & Technology Research Center, Changsha 410004, China
    2. The Forestry Department of Hunan Province, Changsha 410004, China
  • Received:2019-09-15 Revised:2019-11-05 Online:2020-02-08 Published:2020-02-02

Abstract:

Oil tea camellia is an important oil plant with a long history of cultivation in China. Its rapid development since 2008 has achieved remarkable results, presenting great potential for creating characteristic industries. This paper summarizes the foundation of the oil tea industry as well as its situation in recent years, and assesses problems and bottlenecks in the process of industrial development from perspectives of production, technology, market and society, then sets forth the industry’s current direction, and goals for future development. Eleven effective recommendations are made regarding the status of the oil tea industry and trends within it, which include revising the national development plan for the camellia industry, building the oil tea industry pipeline scientifically, and clarifying the biological functions and benefits of each stage, integrating technological resources to overcome bottlenecks in industrial development, developing diversified ecological products to expand the market of the oil tea industry, expanding new crop varieties, vigorously transforming low-yield forests, promoting standardized production technology to improve high-yield cultivation, innovating the current management model, and adjusting the production organization form of the oil tea industry, building big data and trading platforms, increasing quality control of market products, strengthening the public image of the government agency over this industry, creating a famous brand of oil tea camellia products, and enhancing personnel training and technical services. This paper provides a comprehensive, in depth analysis of the oil tea industry and suggests measures to be taken to have a positive impact on promoting its healthy and orderly development.

Key words: oil tea camellia(Camellia oleifera Abel.), industry positioning, development measures, oil tea camellia seeds, camellia oil

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