The ecological agriculture has been developing extraordinarily rapidly since early l980s. Its developmental process can be divided into three distinct phases.
As with “green-food”, “eco-agriculture” also intends to combine the knowledge of the self-sufficiency of the prestigious Chinese traditional agriculture with the technological resources of modern agriculture, tolerating, unlike in “organic agriculture”, the application of synthetic chemical products, in a way as to achieve levels of production compatible with the necessities of present-day China. The main difference between the two probably resides in the fact that production of the so-called “eco-agriculture” is not labeled with an identification seal, as is done with “green-food”.
Books
Agro-Ecological Farming Systems in China Wenhua Li (Editor), W. Li, Wen-Hua Li (Editor) EDITION: CRC Press-Parthenon Publishers; Illustrated edition (June 15, 2001) Thirty-five Chinese biologists, ecologists, forestry experts, agricultural scientists, and geographers consider the difficulties facing agricultural development--and the very idea of sustainable agriculture--in China. Chapters outline basic concepts and principles, discuss the history of the debate, and present the current modes of classification and typical models. Various agricultural production systems are described and evaluated in terms of their adaptability to various environments. Recommendations for integrated system design and future study are included.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
This project aims at achieving the highest possible agricultural output and best environmental protection through the development of eco-agricultural projects, the extension of the application of eco-agricultural technologies and the implementation of relevant measures so as to improve the technical level and profit of those eco-agricultural demonstration zones, maintain a benign cycle for economic and ecological development and promote sustainable development of China´s agriculture and rural economy http://www.acca21.org.cn/ppc21n2-1.html
Territorial control forms part of China´s work in implementing the sustainable development strategy. Since the start of the reform and opening-up era, the Chinese government has carried out territorial control on a large scale.
http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/environment/e-5.htm
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Wenhua Li (Editor), W. Li, Wen-Hua Li (Editor) 
