Key features: Reviews the development of agroecology in China,
including research, practice, management, and education regarding
challenges for rural and agricultural progress Presents information
from sources not readily available in the West about agricultural
development in China during the last several decades Provides
models and indicates starting points for future research and
practice Addresses how to meet future challenges of agroecosystems
from the field to the table in China from scientific,
technological, and management perspectives During the past 30
years, industrialization has fundamentally changed traditional
rural life and agricultural practices in China. While the incomes
of farmers have increased, serious issues have been raised
concerning the environment, resource depletion, and food safety. In
response, the Chinese government and Chinese scientists encouraged
eco-agriculture, the practice of agroecology principles and
philosophy, as a way to reduce the negative consequences of
large-scale industrialized systems of farming. Agroecology in
China: Science, Practice, and Sustainable Management represents the
work of experts and leaders who have taught, researched, and
expanded Chinese agroecology and eco-agriculture for more than 30
years. It reviews decades of agricultural change to provide an
integrated analysis of the progress of research and development in
agroecological farming practices. The book contains research on
traditional and newly developed agricultural systems in China,
including intercropping systems, rainfall harvest systems, and
rice-duck, rice-fish, and rice-frog co-culture systems. It covers
current eco-agriculture practices in the major regions of China
according to climate conditions. The book closes with a discussion
of the major technical approaches, necessary policy support, and
possible major development stages that must occur to allow broader
agroecological implementations toward the sustainability of future
food systems in China. Presenting eco-agriculture systems that are
somewhat unique in comparison to those of the United States, Latin
America, and Europe, Agroecology in China gives insight on how
Chinese agroecologists, under the political and cultural systems
specific to China, have created a strong foundation for
ecologically sound agroecosystem design and management that can be
applied and adapted to food systems elsewhere in the world. By
using selected regional examinations of agroecological efforts in
China as examples, this book provides models of how to conduct
research on a broad range of agroecosystems found worldwide.
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