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

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 proc...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, China. Nong ye bu, Workshop on Environment, Resources and Agricultural Policies
Format:	Conference Proceeding Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Foreword and summary also in French.
Published:	Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, [2006]
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.
Online Access:	http://new.sourceoecd.org/9264028463

Table of Contents:

pt. 1. Agri-environmental situation and policies in China : practice and outcomes. The new socialist countryside and its implications for China's agriculture and natural resources
Selected aspects of water management in China / conditions, policy responses and future trends / Simon Spooner
Effects of integrated ecosystem management on land degradation control and poverty reduction / Han Jun
Water resources and agricultural production in China : the present situation / Ma Xiaohe and Fang Songhai
pt. 2. Experiences in agricultural resource management and environmental protection in OECD countries. Agri-environmental policies in OECD countries and natural resource management / Wilfrid Legg
Market mechanisms in water allocation in Australia / Seamus Parker
The Dutch approach to water quality problems related to fertilisation and crop production / Peter van Boheemen
Policy issues regarding water availability and water quality in agriculture in the United States / Dennis Wichelns
Decision support tools to aid policy design and implementation for sustainable resource use in agriculture / Kevin Parris
pt. 3. Policy options for China. Fertiliser use in Chinese agriculture / Chen Mengshan
Conserving agricultural biodiversity through water markets in China : lessons from the millenium ecosystem assessment / Jeffrey McNeely
A resource utilisation approach to resolving food security issues in China / Ke Bingsheng
Models and strategies for the development of circular agriculture in China / Tang Huajun and Yin Changbin
The crop protection industry role in supporting sustainable agriculture development in China / Jeff Au
Does crop insurance influence agrochemical use in the current Chinese situation? / Zhong funing, Nu=ing Manziu and Zing Li
Non-point source agricultural pollution : issues and implications / huang Jikun, ... [et al.].