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Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity in China

Editat de Xiao Han, Lei Wang
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 feb 2024
Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity in China provides a comprehensive introduction to the development of organic agriculture in China, covering its origins, government policies, management and institutional systems, and socio-economic benefits. It also provides insights into China's policies on biodiversity conservation and the implementation of biodiversity conventions. Through the use of case studies, the book showcases the role and effectiveness of organic agriculture in conserving biodiversity. Additionally, it presents an outlook on the future development of organic agriculture and biodiversity conservation in China.

Written by experts from the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, Hebei University of Engineering, and other esteemed institutions, this book explores the role that organic agriculture plays in protecting biodiversity and how the government can support or hinder organic agriculture. Through the utilization of in-depth interviews with farmers and government agencies, field surveying, and literature review, the book critically reviews novel research to provide a systematic comparison of biodiversity between organic and conventional agriculture.

Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity in China is an important resource for researchers, students, policymakers, and the general public seeking to understand the environmental impact of organic agriculture.

  • Reviews the origin and development of organic agriculture
  • Introduces the current status and policies of biodiversity conservation in China
  • Compares the biodiversity between organic and conventional agriculture
  • Presents innovative information from exclusive studies on organic agriculture development and biodiversity protection in China
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780323906029
ISBN-10: 0323906028
Pagini: 250
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Cuprins

1. Introduction
2. The Origin and Development of Organic Agriculture in China
3. Agro-biodiversity conservation and implications in China
4. The Organic Agriculture Management System and Institutional System in China
5. Government Policy of Organic Agriculture in China
6. Government Policy of Biodiversity Protection in China
7. Biodiversity conservation and utilization in agricultural landscape
8. Arthropod biodiversity in Organic Agro-ecosystems
9. Farmland Bird Diversity in China
10. Case studies of biodiversity in typical organic agricultural production area
11. Conclusions and Future Perspectives

Recenzii

"...explore[s] how organic agriculture and other sustainable farming practices impact agricultural biodiversity, food security, and ecological safety in China, considering the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s guidelines for biodiversity conservation.... Discuss[es] China’s efforts to develop organic farming and the organic industry’s prospects in the domestic market,... [including] the national and local public policies in support of organic agriculture and environmental protection... and a study measuring the effects of organic agriculture production on biodiversity." --September 2024 Issue, Journal of Economic Literature (Volume 62, no. 3)