Carbon Label Becomes a New Competitiveness of the Green Fruit Industry, Guiding the Industry's Low - carbon Transformation

A carbon label is an ecological label that calculates the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the entire process of fruit growth, processing, and transportation. Through the carbon label, one can directly understand the low - carbon attributes of the product, which is also an important proof of the product's green and environmentally - friendly nature. At present, products from multiple fruit - producing areas in China have obtained carbon - label certification. These products, with their low - carbon advantages, have gained higher recognition in the market, and their prices are 10% to 30% higher than those of similar ordinary products, achieving the transformation of ecological value into economic value. The low - carbon transformation of the fruit industry is mainly reflected in multiple links such as planting, processing, and packaging. In the planting link, the "two substitutions" project of promoting the substitution of organic fertilizers for chemical fertilizers and biological prevention and control for chemical control is carried out. Organic waste such as straw, sub - standard fruits, and livestock and poultry manure is crushed, fermented, and then returned to the field, reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and carbon emissions. At the same time, it improves the soil and enhances the quality of fruits. Many producing areas also adopt technologies such as whole - plant film mulching for citrus to keep warm, which not only improves the taste of fruits but also defends against freezing damage and reduces energy consumption. 

In the processing and packaging links, biodegradable packaging materials are promoted to replace traditional non - degradable materials such as foam, reducing carbon emissions in the packaging process. The processing technology is optimized to reduce energy consumption during processing, achieving low - carbon control throughout the entire chain. In addition, relevant departments have also promoted the linkage between carbon labels and green finance, providing financial support such as low - interest loans to planting entities that have obtained carbon - label certification, stimulating the enthusiasm of planting entities for low - carbon production. At present, China is accelerating the construction of a benchmark database of carbon - footprint factors for agricultural products, incorporating various fruits into the scope of carbon - footprint accounting, and improving the carbon - label certification system. In the future, with the further popularization of the low - carbon concept, carbon labels will become one of the core competitiveness of the fruit industry, promoting the industry to achieve a dual improvement in ecological and economic benefits.