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. 2023 Jul 18;9(8):e18391. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18391

Table 1.

Classification criteria of Specialty agriculture.

Major Categories Sub-categories Specific products
Specialty Planting Food Rice, Wheat, Corn, Sorghum, etc.
Cotton and flax Cotton, Jute, Kenaf, Ramie, Flax, etc.
Tobacco Yellow tobacco, Flue-cured tobacco, etc.
Medicinal materials Ginseng Polygonum multiflorum, Coptis chinensis, Ganoderma lucidum, etc.
Vegetables Asparagus, Radish, Eggplant, Melons, Lotus seeds, Cabbage, etc.
Truffles Black Fungus, Shiitake Mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii, Hericium erinaceus, etc.
Tea Black tea, Green tea, Oolong tea, Pu'er tea, etc.
Fruits Apple, Pear, Citrus, Orange, Banana, Strawberry, Kiwi, etc.
Nuts Peanuts, Walnuts, Melon seeds, Torreya, etc.
Flower seedlings Roses, Peonies, Camellias, Chrysanthemums, Potted flowers, etc.
Other crops Green manure crops, Feed crops
Specialty Breeding Livestock Chicken, Duck, Pig, Goose, Sheep, Cattle, Pigeon, Rabbit, etc.
Aquatic Turtle, Fish, Crab, Sea cucumber, Clam, Shrimp, Oyster, etc.
Special types Silkworms, Crickets, Bees, etc.
Specialty Food Fresh Beef, Mutton, Eggs, Honey, Seafood, Donkey meat, etc.
Processed Rice products, Meat products, Fried products, Oil products, Wine products, etc.
Specialty Culture Handicraft processing Buddha beads, Buddha statues, Bamboo and wood products, Grass products, etc.
Folk culture Stone carving, Singing and dancing, New Year Paintings, etc.
New Business Leisure business Leisure agriculture, Ecotourism, Farmhouse recreation, Fisherman recreation, etc.
Combination of farming and livestock Rice shrimp continuous cropping, Rice fishing, etc.
Electronic commerce Eiderdown e-commerce
Note: Specialty agriculture refers to the above specific categories for the leading industries and the advantages of distinctive features, significant quality and efficiency, and the basic realization of the integrated development of production and village, with a strong radiation-driven role.