Progress of CSA in Community Agriculture

First of all, CSA contributes to the development of local economy. Through the implementation of CSA, the localization of food production and circulation makes a larger proportion of funds stay in the local economy, which can promote local employment and industrial and commercial development; Farmers can get guaranteed support while avoiding middlemen from profiting from it. In addition, CSA can also make agriculture realize diversified development, integrate tourism, agriculture, catering, culture and education, strengthen the connection between cities and villages, and provide a good platform for rural people to get close to cities and urban people to understand the countryside.

Secondly, CSA helps to protect the local environment. Because of the order-based production mode, the demand of consumers has become the standard of agricultural products production. In CSA, farmers must consider eliminating their dependence on chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides in order to obtain healthy and safe agricultural products. These activities will improve the local soil structure, water resources and other environmental factors, and then help protect the local environment. At the same time, because agricultural products are mainly consumed locally, it also reduces the energy consumption and pollution caused by long-distance transportation.

Thirdly, CSA helps to enhance the trust between people. CSA is a developing sustainable agricultural system based on mutual trust between consumers and producers. Consumers respect producers, so that their lives can be guaranteed, they can safely produce organic food, consumers will not be troubled by food safety problems, and agriculture can achieve sustainable development. At the same time, CSA members share not only the labor process and achievements, but also all aspects of life. Through communication and understanding, they also strengthened the relationship between people and promoted the harmonious development of the whole society.