What is agricultural logistics what are the functions

Agricultural logistics refers to agricultural production as the core of the occurrence of a series of items from the supply place to the receiving place of the physical flow and the technology, organization, management activities related to it.

That is, to make transportation, storage, processing, handling, packaging, circulation and information processing and other basic functions to achieve organic integration. Agricultural logistics, rural logistics, agricultural logistics three concepts, agricultural logistics, agricultural logistics, the largest extension, can include the latter two, can also be "three rural" field of logistics collectively referred to as agricultural logistics.

It is divided into production, supply, sales and other types of logistics, the establishment of modern logistics has a very wide range of practical significance. At the same time the development of modern agricultural logistics must be adapted to the development of agricultural modernization strategy.

The direction of flow of agricultural logistics is from producer to consumer, while the flow of information is just the opposite, is from consumer to producer. This means that producers must obtain sufficient information before production to understand the consumer's consumption and market supply and demand. But in our country, the actual situation is that most producers in the pre-production simply can not get useful information, in the post-production also can not get the agricultural logistics system feedback information in a timely manner.

Agricultural products logistics with characteristics:

1, agricultural products logistics is particularly large in number and variety.

2, agricultural logistics requirements. First, because agricultural products and industrial products are different, it is a living animal and plant products. Therefore, the logistics of agricultural products, especially the requirements of the "green logistics", in the logistics process to achieve non-pollution, non-deterioration. Secondly, because of the lower price of agricultural products, must achieve low-cost operation. Third, because the circulation of agricultural products involves ensuring and improving the income of farmers. Therefore, in the logistics process, must do value-added services, that is, the transformation of agricultural products processing, agricultural products processing and distribution.

3, agricultural logistics is difficult. First, packaging is difficult, the second is difficult to transport, the third is difficult storage. Although the emergence of China's agricultural logistics activities earlier, but whether in the agricultural logistics theory research or in the actual operation of the development of China's agricultural logistics are very slow.