By 2020, China is expected to build a modern logistics system for traditional Chinese medicine.

At the beginning of this year, the Circular on accelerating the Construction of Modern Logistics system of traditional Chinese Medicinal Materials issued by the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce proposed that by 2020, a modern logistics system of traditional Chinese medicinal materials with the integration of harvesting, processing, packaging, warehousing and transportation has been initially formed, which basically meets the logistics needs of the professional market and e-commerce transactions of traditional Chinese medicinal materials. Basically meet the requirements of the development of traditional Chinese medicine and the growing health needs of the people.

A person in charge of the order Department of the Ministry of Commerce said that at present, the current situation of logistics of traditional Chinese medicine in China is even more backward than that of industrial consumer goods and other agricultural products, packaging is lack of standards and norms, and warehousing logistics is in a decentralized state. The degree of intensification and scale is very low, and the lack of modern storage facilities and technology applications have seriously affected the quality of traditional Chinese medicine and the sustained and healthy development of traditional Chinese medicine in our country.

According to reports, in order to speed up the construction of a modern logistics system for traditional Chinese medicine, the Ministry of Commerce has set five specific objectives:

The first is to basically establish a standard system for the logistics of traditional Chinese medicine.

The second is to basically build the logistics infrastructure and circulation network with the main production and marketing areas of traditional Chinese medicine as the circulation node, so as to realize the centralized warehousing of large quantities of traditional Chinese medicine and expensive, poisonous and limited Chinese medicine.

Third, logistics information management technology and new maintenance technology of traditional Chinese medicine have been widely used.

Fourth, the circulation traceability system plays an all-round role.

Fifth, to create a good market environment to significantly enhance the comprehensive strength of large and medium-sized traditional Chinese medicine logistics enterprises.

There are six main tasks in building a modern logistics system for traditional Chinese medicine:

The first is to build a processing base for producing areas of traditional Chinese medicine. To achieve intensive, large-scale processing, and gradually change the traditional processing methods.

The second is to standardize the packaging of traditional Chinese medicine. Guide pharmaceutical farmers and professional cooperatives of traditional Chinese medicine to implement unified and standardized packaging, and effectively change the situation of confusion in the packaging of traditional Chinese medicine.

Third, build a centralized warehousing and distribution network. We will encourage the construction of a standardized and socialized warehousing base for Chinese medicinal materials and an intensive and efficient warehousing and distribution system for Chinese medicinal materials throughout the country, centering on the main producing areas and professional markets of Chinese medicinal materials.

Fourth, popularize and apply modern logistics management and technology. Improve the level of mechanization, informationization and specialization of traditional Chinese medicine logistics.

The fifth is to improve the supporting logistics service function of the professional market of traditional Chinese medicine.

The sixth is to strengthen and expand the warehousing and logistics enterprises of traditional Chinese medicine.