有机食品及其发展

叙述了有机食品的概念、标准及发展有机食品的现状，并分析了我国发展有机食品的优势及其前景。     

改善农村环境发展生态农业

天津市津南区传字营村以家庭为开展种，养，加和庭院经济为基础的一体化生态农业建设，以沼气综合利用为纽带，创建了养猪（牛）－沼气－种菜（果）－养鱼良性循环的生态农业新模式，通过推广和采用无公害水稻栽培管理技术、良种化和保护害虫天敌等生物防治措施，取得了明显的重庆，经济和社会效益。     

自由表面人工湿地脱氮效果中试研究

对自由表面人工湿地去除农业面源污水中氮的效果及途径进行了研究 ,结果表明 ,脱氮效率随水力停留时间(HRT)延长而增加 ,HRT为 0 5、1、2和 3d时 ,系统总氮去除率分别为 18 3 %、3 8 9%、84 9%和 85 6%。HRT <2d ,出水水质波动较大 ,2d以上 ,系统即可高效稳定运行。硝化 /反硝化是湿地脱氮的主要途径 ,挥发和填料吸附脱氮量可以忽略 ,依靠植物吸收可以去除一部分氮 ,茭草 (Zizaniacaduciflora)和芦苇 (Phragmitascommunis)的氮吸收量每年分别为 44 0和70 0kgN/hm2 。     

土壤空间变异性研究评述

在研究方法上，土壤空间变异性研究经历了由定性描述到传统统计学、再到地统计学的不断改进过程，而研究内容也由对单一特性的研究逐渐转向多特性的研究。土壤空间变异性研究虽取得了明显的进展，但也存在地统计学方法在实际应用中主观性太强，土壤综合特性的空间变异性研究、时空结合的变异性研究以及与数学模型有机结合研究不够深入等问题。文章在分析国内外研究现状的基础上，提出了亟待深入研究的若干问题，对这些问题的研究有助于“数字土壤”、“精准农业”和生态环境建设的实施。     

我国稻鸭共作生态农业的发展现状与技术展望

综述了目前稻鸭共作技术在我国各地试验研究与示范应用的现状,提出了在今后研究与应用中需要探讨与完善的几个方面,包括:鸭子选用、防护与鸭病防治,水稻栽插方式及配套农机要求,施肥制度与病虫防治,以及稻田生态效应与高效种养模式。     

Prospects and Constraints of Desert Agriculture: Lessons from West Omdurman

Sudan is the largest country in Africa with an area of about 2.5 million km²; the country hosts a population of about 31 million people. About two-thirds of the country area is located within arid and semi-arid regions. Recently, especially during the last half of the previous century, these regions were subject to various forms of land degradation. This paper discusses the general prospects and constraints of desert agriculture. It also presents a detailed case study of West Omdurman, which is located in a semi-desert climatic zone. The ambitious plans to utilise the area for agricultural production were initiated because of the relatively fertile soil, availability of water and the proximity of the area to marketing and export centres. The paper discusses the different land use systems experienced in the area, reasons for failure are identified and possible remedies discussed. In addition, constraints facing the proposed West Omdurman Canal Project are also discussed. Finally, the paper reviews the major research findings of Rawakeeb Dryland Research Center with regard to promoting agricultural productivity.     

Natural forest regrowth as a proxy variable for agricultural land abandonment in the Swiss mountains: a spatial statistical model based on geophysical and socio-economic variables

In many European mountain regions, natural forest regrowth on abandoned agricultural land and the related consequences for the environment are issues of increasing concern. We developed a spatial statistical model based on multiple geophysical and socio-economic variables to investigate the pattern of natural forest regrowth in the Swiss mountain area between the 1980s and 1990s. Results show that forest regrowth occurred primarily in areas with low temperature sum, intermediate steepness and soil stoniness as well as close to forest edges and relatively close to roads. Model results suggest that regions with weak labor markets are favored in terms of land abandonment and forest regrowth. We could not find an effect of population change on land abandonment and forest regrowth. Therefore, we conclude that decision makers should consider non-linearities in the pattern of forest regrowth and the fact that labor markets have an effect on land abandonment and forest regrowth when designing measures to prevent agricultural land abandonment and natural forest regrowth in the Swiss mountains.     

农村能源建设与持续农业

农村能源建设滞后制约着经济的发展，尤其是高效而稳定的持续农业的发展。本文从以沼气为纽带的生态农业出发，论述了农村能源建设是实现持续农业的重要前提，对农村整体具有经济，社会，生态效益。     

SAFE—A hierarchical framework for assessing the sustainability of agricultural systems

Sustainable development and the definition of indicators to assess progress towards sustainability have become a high priority in scientific research and on policy agendas. In this paper, we propose a consistent and comprehensive framework of principles, criteria and indicators (PC&I) for sustainability assessment of agricultural systems, referred to as the Sustainability Assessment of Farming and the Environment (SAFE) framework. In addition we formulate consistent and objective approaches for indicator identification and selection. The framework is designed for three spatial levels: the parcel level, the farm level and a higher spatial level that can be the landscape, the region or the state. The SAFE framework is hierarchical as it is composed of principles, criteria, indicators and reference values in a structured way. Principles are related to the multiple functions of the agro-ecosystem, which go clearly beyond the production function alone. The multifunctional character of the agro-ecosystem encompasses the three pillars of sustainability: the environmental, economic and social pillars. Indicators and reference values are the end-products of the framework. They are the operational tools that are used for evaluating the sustainability of the agro-ecosystems. The proposed analytical framework is not intended to find a common solution for sustainability in agriculture as a whole, but to serve as an assessment tool for the identification, the development and the evaluation of agricultural production systems, techniques and policies.     

Biotechnology: the ultimate cleaner production technology for agriculture?

There has been much discussion regarding the potential environmental benefits and hazards associated with agricultural biotechnology. Some argue that it can eliminate the need for a wide range of material inputs such as pesticides and herbicides. Others argue that it will increase the demand for non-sustainable and potentially hazardous ‘agri-business' practices. We test these claims against the cleaner production approach. Although we found that pressures to accept this technology are strong enough to overcome initial resistance, we also found that biotechnology, as it applies to agriculture, is not consistent with a cleaner production approach due to the high level of risk. We suggest that this type of technology adds an additional dimension to the cleaner production argument.