Integrated Farming Systems an limportant approach toward sustainable agriculture in China

摘要

Rooted in thousand of years of traditional Chinese agricultural practices and techniques, the Integrated Farming System (IFS) is planned and widely practiced in different regions according to the principles of agronomy, ecology, economics and systems science. Its purpose is to establish agroecosystems with high efficiency and sustainability. Because the Chinese IFS makes it possible to meet the requirements of sustain able agriculture in China, it has been recognized by different levels of governments and by farmers. This paper present an overview of the IFS concept, principles, development, history and current status, classification, typical models, as well as trends for future development.