The Development of Sustainable Cropping Systems on Red Soils in the Highlands of South China

Fullen, Michael A.; Hocking, T. J.; Mitchell, David J.; Milne, E.; McCrea, A. M.; Booth, Colin A.; Subedi, Madhu; Wilson, Marcelo Germán; Cuddy, Michael; Steele, Scott; McDonough, Terrence; Ni’Leime, A.; Bock, Laurent; Dautrebande, Sylvia; Lacroix, Daniel; Casse, Christelle; Vinck, P.; Baudoin, JP; Caillie, D. Van; Baire, S.; Ghuisoland, J.; Wu, Bo; Liguang, Liu; Li, Yong Mei; Huang, Bizhi; Chen, Jiding; Wang, Shu Hui; Liu, Hong Mei; Wang, Yongzhong; Yun, Cheng; Pu, Jia Lin; Jin, Zhen Biao; You, Shun; Panomtaranchagul, Mattiga; Sukkasem, Charoon; Peukrai, S.

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“…To promote sustainable agro-environmental development in the highlands of South-East Asia, an international multidisciplinary research team, funded by the European Union, examined the eff ectiveness of selected agronomic and soil conservation treatments (EU Contract Number ERBIC18 CT98 0326) (Fullen, M.A. 2004).…”

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Physical geography and closed loop recycling

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There is a growing body of research projects spanning over three decades that have provided insights into the concept of waste management, a topic standing in the focal point of environmental issues. In this paper, the 'SHASEA Project,' 'BORASSUS Project,' Yuanyang Project' and 'Cradle to Cradle BIZZ Project' are summarized and integrated to present a revised philosophical view that nature has no concept of 'waste.'The 'Sustainable Highland Agriculture in SouthEast Asia' (SHASEA) Project, funded by the European Union, was established to promote sustainable agro-environmental development in the highlands of SouthEast Asia. The Project examined the eff ectiveness of selected agronomic and soil conservation treatments by using both modifi ed and novel cropping practices within small farmer-managed fi elds. The EU-funded BORASSUS Project evaluated the long-term eff ectiveness of biological geotextiles in controlling soil erosion and assessing their sustainability and economic viability. Biological geotextiles off er potentially novel bioengineering solutions to environmental problems (e.g. soil conservation, sustainable plant production and improved ecosystem management). Biogeotextiles may provide socioeconomic platforms for sustainable development. A complex and sustainable agro-environmental system of terraced rice paddy fi elds in Yuanyang developed by the Hani minority people of Yunnan Province was the basis of an illuminating project which teaches us many lessons on waste management, the 'Agro-environmental sustainability of the Yuanyang rice terraces of Yunnan Province, China'. The Hani people have maintained this intricate and elaborate system for over 1,300 years. If we can understand how this system is sustained, we can learn lessons which hopefully can be applied more generally. The innovative approach of 'Cradle to Cradle' (C2C) technology promotes and develops closed loop recycling. At the end of a useful life time, C2C items are disassembled and reassembled for other uses. Lessons from the 'C2C BIZZ' Project (funded by the EU 'INTERREG IVB North West Europe Programme) are also reviewed in this study.

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“…To date, China has one of the world's most severe soil erosion problems (Higgitt 2000;Fullen 2004;Fullen et al 2000Fullen et al , 2004Watts and Zhou 2000). Total erosion is esti-mated at 5500 million tonnes of soil per year, with associated loss of 27.5 million tonnes of organic matter (Wen 1993).…”

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Agro-Environmental Lessons From the ‘Sustainable Highland Agriculture in South-East Asia’ (Shasea) Project / Žemės Ūkio Ir Aplinkosauginė Patirtis Vykdant Projektą „tvarusis Žemės Ūkis Pietryčių Azijos Aukštumose“ / Сельскохозяйственный И Природоохранный Опыт, Полученный При Осуществлении Проекта «рациональное Сельское Хозяйство На Возвышенностях Юго-Восточной Азии»

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To promote sustainable agro-environmental development in the highlands of South-East Asia, an international multidisciplinary research team examined the effectiveness of selected agronomic and soil conservation treatments (both modified and novel cropping practises) using farmer-managed runoff plots. The study sites were located in the highlands of Yunnan Province (Wang Jia Catchment), China and Mae Honson Province (Pang Mapa District), Northern Thailand. Project lessons relating to co-operation, research partnerships, time horizons, multidisciplinarity, income generation, information dissemination and education are discussed. Santrauka Tvariajai žemės ūkio plėtrai skatinti Pietryčių Azijos aukštumose tarptautinių tarpdisciplininių mokslinių tyrimų grupė ištyrė pasirinktų argonominių bei dirvos apsaugos būdų efektyvumą (taikyta ir modifikuotieji, ir nauji žemdirbystės būdai) dirbamuose ūkininkų laukuose. Tyrimo vietos pasirinktos Junanio provincijoje (Wang Jia baseine) Kinijoje ir Mae Honson provincijoje (Pang Mapa srityje) Šiaurės Tailando aukštumose. Straipsnyje aptariama projekto pamokos, susijusios su bendradarbiavimo plėtojimu, mokslinių tyrimų partneryste, investavimu, tarpdisciplininių metodų taikymu, pajamų augimu, informacijos sklaida ir švietimo klausimais. Резюме С целью содействовать рациональному развитию сельского хозяйства на возвышенностях юго-восточной части Азии группа ученых, занимающаяся междисциплинарными научными исследованиями, исследовала эффективность некоторых агрономических и почвоохранных мер с применением как модифицированных, так и новых способов земледелия на обрабатываемых сельскохозяйственных полях. Для исследований были выбраны места в провинциях Юнань (в бассейне Wang Jia) в Китае и Мае Гонсон (Pang Mapa) на возвышенностях Северного Таиланда. Проанализирован опыт, полученный при осуществлении проекта и касающийся развития сотрудничества, партнерства в сфере научных исследований, инвестирования, применения междисциплинарных методов, роста доходов, распространения информации и вопросов просвещения.

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The Development of Sustainable Cropping Systems on Red Soils in the Highlands of South China

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