Agriculture Development and Environment in Critical Areas of China

Author: Bernard Sonntag
Language: English
Published on: 2002-01
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1. Executive Summary
(1) Introduction
(2) Man Findings
2. Introduction
(1) Where Has China's Agriculture Come from ?
(2) Where is China's Agriculture Now?
(3) Where is China's Agriculture Heading?
3. Grassland environment and Development
(1) Background
(2) Use of Grassland
(3) Grassland Degradation
(4) Developing Sustainable Grassland use
(5) Recommendations for Restoring Grasslands
(6) Summary
4. The Loess Plateau
(1) Structural Change
(2) Moving to Sustainable Growth
5. The Red Soil Hills Region of Southern China
(1) Background
(2) Driving Forces for Agricultural Change
(3) Consequences of Structural Change for Agricultural Sustainability
(4) Moving to Sustainable Growth
6. Sustainable Agricultural Development in the South East Coastal Region
(1) Background
(2) Driving Forces for Agricultural Change
(3) Threats to Agricultural Sustainability Arising from within the sector and Response Options
(4) Threats to agricultural Sustainability arising from Outside the Sector and Response Options
(5) Conclusions
7. Annex 1: List of Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Members
8. Annex 2: List of Invited Experts for International Workshops 1997-2001