%0 Journal Article
%T Development trend and enlightenment of overseas agro-ecology<br>农业生态学的国外发展及其启示
%A LUO Shi-Ming
%A <br>骆世明
%J 中国生态农业学报
%D 2013
%I 
%X Local and international literature related to agro-ecology rapidly grew in recent years. This was recognition of the fact that agricultural research and agro-production practices guided by reductionism was in crisis and that agro-ecology vitality depended on cutting-edge thinking and practice of agriculture. The range of agro-ecology considered in its study was divided into "hard" and "soft" agro-ecology. Agro-ecology was also advanced as not only a discipline of science and practice of agriculture, but also the movement of farmers. As a practice, agro-ecology was closely related to "eco-agriculutre" in China, including four levels of change. Replacement of traditional techniques by resource-saving techniques was the first level change. Substitution of traditional inputs with alternative inputs was the second level change. Structural changes of agro-ecosystems constituted the third level change. Changes in food supply chains were considered as the forth level change. Agro-ecology as the movement of farmers prevailed in Latin America and the U.S. agro-ecology movement was becoming an important form of organized exchanges of experiences in agro-ecological practices among farmers for improved livelihoods and protected interests and rights of farmers. These movements were affecting government decisions, food production and supply. As a discipline of science, agro-ecology not only needed further quantitative and interdisciplinary research, but also development of advanced methods of up-scale interpretations of research results. This overview of international development of agro-ecology facilitated reliable analysis of the merits and demerits of agro-ecological development in China. The broader implications for future agro-ecological development in China were also discussed.
%K Agro-ecology
%K Eco-agriculture
%K Food system
%K Agro-ecosystem<br>农业生态
%K 生态农业
%K 食品体系
%K 农业生态系统
%U http://www.alljournals.cn/get_abstract_url.aspx?pcid=03F54A49DE00578AA0E5DDF5BC021AA7&cid=1A8B5357F0EF07B8&jid=AB3ABF502E2E1FF39F0E3B80164C9031&aid=D019861B8EEAF330D2D5081F24070996&yid=FF7AA908D58E97FA&vid=659D3B06EBF534A7&iid=CA4FD0336C81A37A&sid=F3583C8E78166B9E&eid=BC12EA701C895178&journal_id=1671-3990&journal_name=中国生态农业学报&referenced_num=0&reference_num=0