Integrating forage into traditional farming system in the western Loess Plateau,China － Challenges,constraints and the future

摘要

1.Integrated systems involving grain crop‐forage and ruminant animals may strike a balance between the imperatives of increasing productivity and income whilst reducing soil erosion in the Loess plateau 2.Significant achievements in crop‐forage integration have been made in the region 3.Small scale households need starting capital for livestock production 4.Relatively steady government policy would help the integration system to further develop