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| Impacts and strategies of farmland terracing on the economic sustainable development in China |
| Liu Zhigang |
| Shanxi Soil and Water Conservation Institute of Science, 030045, Taiyuan, China |
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Abstract The slope farmland as an important farmland type in the hilly and mountainous area is the contradiction outcome of population and resource. Due to unreasonable utilization and reclamation for long time, slope farmland has been the main source of soil and water losses. It not only exacerbates the poverty level, but also restricts the sustainable development of economy and society. It is necessary to take practical measures to control this phenomenon. By investigating the status of slope farmland in China, the position and function of terracing project in environment construction and agriculture economic development were analyzed. In order to accelerate comprehensive management pace of slope farmland and promote economy sustainable development, the authors brought about a set of scientific suggestions on slope farmland utilization and expanding investment.
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Received: 24 January 2011
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