Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China
Home > Science, Technology & Agriculture > Agriculture and farming > Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China
Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China

Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

This is the first English-language text written by China's leading scientists documenting the history, principles, models and assessment of ecological agriculture in China and its integrated farming system. In twenty detailed chapters, the book covers all aspects of China's integrated farming system, including rotation, relay-intercropping and intercropping, polyaquaculture, mixed stands afforestation, agro-silviculture, intercropping for tree-medicinal herbs as well as cash and multiuse forests, phyto-animal systems, mountain ecosystems, wetland ecosystems, arid and semi-arid ecosystems, agro-industry complex ecological engineering, and multi-component and multi-step use of energy resources. The book's final chapters set forth a systematic design for an integrated farming system, instructions on analyzing and assessing integrated farming systems, and a perspective on recent trends, obstacles, and the future.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Concept and principles of integrated farming system. Historical review. Classification of integrated farming system. Rotation, relay-intercropping and intercropping system of crops. Polyaquaculture in water body. Mixed standsafforestation. Agro-silviculture system. Tree-medicinal herbs intercropping. Cash tree/multiuse forest intercropping system. Integrated phyto-animal system. Integrated farming system in different scales. Integrated farming system in mountain ecosystem.Integrated farming system in wetland ecosystem. Integrated farming system in arid and semi-arid ecosystem. Agro-industry complex ecological engineering. Multi-component and multi-step use of energy resources. Systematic design for integrated farmingsystem. Analysis and assessment of integrated farming system. Perspective. Index.

Review :
"beautifully produced and well illustrated with very detailed reference lists. provides a plethora of detailed results, all fully illustrated by tables and figures. Furthermore, the methodologies involved provide in many cases an object lesson in the scienfific approach." - Professor Ewan Anderson, University of Durham, UK, in GeoJournal "This volume, number 26 of the Man and the Biosphere Series, is a very welcome addition. All the authors are from mainland China and their expertise covers a wide area of this vast country. They bring together a large body of data on how China is tackling the problems of feeding her people using sustainable practices. Sins China encompasses most of the types of ecological and climatic zones found in the world, there is something in this book for everyone. Overall, this book has much to commend it to ecologists. All the systems described are approached from an ecological perspective. Access to so much information from sources not readily available in the west is extremely valuable. Perhaps most useful of all, in the current European climate of agricultural problems, is the extent to which lateral thinking has been applied in developing the very diverse systems described. An excellent read." - Bulletin of the Ecological Society, 2002 "This book provides a unique overview of integrated agro-ecological farming systems in China, the world's most populous country. It reviews the principal stages in agricultural development in China from historical times to the recent challenges of the concept of 'sustainable' agriculture. The volume has been prepared by a multi-disciplinary group of Chinese scientists, scholars, and resource managers as a joint venture by theChinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture. It therefore brings together the research focus of the academic community and the practical experience of the agricultural community. However, perhaps the most interesting and encouraging aspect of this book is the extent to which the theory and practice of integrated farming systems have been developed since the late 1970s. the authors of this book recognise the need for collaborative programmes that will continue to develop the kinds of integrated farming systems that will provide China with a sustainable future. - The International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781850706311
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 454
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 185070631X
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jun 2001
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 454
  • Weight: 885 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China
Taylor & Francis Ltd -
Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!