Agriculture-food-tourism industry clusters in China

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.