Environment, water resources and agricultural policies lessons from China and OECD countries.

• Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development., China. Nong ye bu., Workshop on Environment, Resources and Agricultural Policies in China
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Paris : OECD, c2006.
• Series: China in the global economy.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Environmental aspects > Government policy > China.; Agriculture > Environmental aspects > Government policy > OECD countries.; Environmental policy > China.; Environmental policy > OECD countries.; Water quality management > China.; Water quality management > OECD countries.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Pollution Control. > Environmental; Agriculture > Government policy. > Environmental aspects; Environmental policy.; Water quality management.; Agriculture > Aspect de l'environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.; Agriculture > Aspect de l'environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.; Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.; Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.; Eau > Qualité > Gestion > Chine.; Eau > Qualité > Gestion > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.; Electronic books.; China.; OECD countries.
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China's endowment of water resources is extremely low, poorly distributed, and increasingly polluted. With agriculture being one of the main consumers of water, China's future development depends on initiatives that will raise the efficiency and efficacy of water use. These workshop procee...

Table of Contents:

• Executive Summary
• Résumé
• The New Socialist Countryside and its Implications for China's Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Selected Aspects of Water Management in China
• Effects of Integrated Ecosystem Management on Land Degradation Control and Poverty Reduction
• Water Resources and Agricultural Production in China
• Agri-Environmental Policies in OECD Countries and Natural Resource Management
• Market Mechanisms in Water Allocation in Australia
• The Dutch Approach to Water Quality Problems Related to Fertilisation and Crop Protection
• Policy Issues Regarding Water Availability and Water Quality in Agriculture in the United States
• Decision Support Tools to Aid Policy Design and Implementation for Sustainable Resource Use in Agriculture
• Fertiliser Use in Chinese Agriculture
• Conserving Agricultural Biodiversity Through Water Markets in China
• A Resource Utilisation Approach to Resolving Food Security Issues in China
• Models and Strategies for the Development of Circular Agriculture in China
• The Crop Protection Industry Role in Supporting Sustainable Agriculture Development in China
• Does Crop Insurance Influence Agrochemical Use in the Current Chinese Situation? A Case Study in the Manasi Watershed, Xinjiang
• Non-Point Source Agricultural Pollution
• Annex.