SUSTAINABILITY IN CHINESE AGRICULTURE - CHALLENGE AND HOPE

Based upon a framework of three (i.e. biophysical, sociopolitical and techno-economic) dimensions of sustainability in agriculture, this paper discusses the current situation of Chinese agriculture in relation to sustainability. The main challenges are population pressure, land degradation, environmental pollution, global climate change, non-agricultural activities, market uncertainty, low level of capital investment, and some policy and behavioural conditions. However, there are opportunities related to natural resources, labour, education, science and technology, and some models of sustainable farming which already exist.Agriculture, MultidisciplinaryEcologyEnvironmental SciencesSCI(E)16ARTICLE3279-2884