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Coordinative Management of Soil Resources and Agricultural Farmland Environment for Food Security and Sustainable Development in China

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  • Bo Sun

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Science and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
    Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Nanjing 210008, China)

  • Yongming Luo

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Science and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China)

  • Dianlin Yang

    (Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Tianjin 300191, China)

  • Jingsong Yang

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Science and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
    Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Nanjing 210008, China)

  • Yuguo Zhao

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Science and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
    Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Nanjing 210008, China)

  • Jiabao Zhang

    (State Key Laboratory of Soil Science and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China)

Abstract

Major problems in China’s pursuit of sustainable agricultural development include inadequate, low-quality soil and water resources, imbalanced regional allocation and unreasonable utilization of resources. In some regions, overexploitation of soil resources and excessive use of chemicals triggered a web of unforeseen consequences, including insufficient use of agricultural resources, agricultural non-point source pollution and land degradation. In the past decade, China has changed its path of agricultural development from an output-oriented one to a modern, sustainable one with agricultural ecological civilization as its goal. First, the government has formulated and improved its laws and regulations on soil resources and the environment. Second, the government has conducted serious actions to ensure food safety and coordinated management of agricultural resources. Third, the government has planned to establish national agricultural high-tech industry demonstration zones based on regional features to strengthen the connection among the government, agri-businesses, scientific community and the farming community. As the next step, the government should improve the system for ecological and environmental regulation and set up a feasible eco-incentive mechanism. At the same time, the scientific community should strengthen the innovation of bottleneck technologies and the development of whole solutions for sustainable management in ecologically fragile regions. This will enhance the alignment between policy mechanisms and technology modes and effectively promote the sustainable development of agriculture in China.

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  • Bo Sun & Yongming Luo & Dianlin Yang & Jingsong Yang & Yuguo Zhao & Jiabao Zhang, 2023. "Coordinative Management of Soil Resources and Agricultural Farmland Environment for Food Security and Sustainable Development in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-16, February.
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