Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China
The unidirectional impacts of soil conservation on dryland farming and local livelihood have been well studied. However, there are gaps in literature regarding the interactions among factors, such as labor force and financial capital, in response to soil conservation, as well as the influence of suc...
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| description | The unidirectional impacts of soil conservation on dryland farming and local livelihood have been well studied. However, there are gaps in literature regarding the interactions among factors, such as labor force and financial capital, in response to soil conservation, as well as the influence of such interactions on the relationships between environmental projects and agricultural development. By combining the Chinese Soil Loss Equation (CSLE) model and statistical analyses, this study investigated the spatio-temporal characteristics of soil erosion while also identifying the controlling factors that affect crop and livestock farming. The aim was to reveal how these factors interacted to influence agriculture in two case study areas between 2000 and 2017. The results showed that soil erosion substantially declined as a consequence of soil conservation, while the output from crop farming increased, indicating that there was a synergy between soil conservation and dryland farming in both the districts, over time; and factors facilitating crop farming, such as labor force, agricultural machinery, and irrigation, appeared to exert an adverse effect on livestock farming in both areas, implying a tradeoff between livestock and crop farming in the context of programs such as the Grain for Green Program (GGP) in the Loess Hills. Such a tradeoff is a result of the competition for cropland and labor that exists due to grazing prohibition and rural-urban migration. Therefore, policy-related resolutions are required to address the land use conflicts and migration-related rural labor losing due to implementation of the GGP in the Loess Hills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd45e82268684fb197996ab47157d4322024-03-02T04:12:10ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.International Soil and Water Conservation Research2095-63392022-12-01104574585Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, ChinaBoyang Sui0Xiaohu Dang1Liangxin Fan2Bo Guo3Wei Bi4Guobin Liu5College of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, ChinaCollege of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China; Corresponding author.College of Geomatics and Land Information Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, ChinaCollege of Geology and Environment, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, ChinaCollege of Geomatics, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling, 712100, ChinaThe unidirectional impacts of soil conservation on dryland farming and local livelihood have been well studied. However, there are gaps in literature regarding the interactions among factors, such as labor force and financial capital, in response to soil conservation, as well as the influence of such interactions on the relationships between environmental projects and agricultural development. By combining the Chinese Soil Loss Equation (CSLE) model and statistical analyses, this study investigated the spatio-temporal characteristics of soil erosion while also identifying the controlling factors that affect crop and livestock farming. The aim was to reveal how these factors interacted to influence agriculture in two case study areas between 2000 and 2017. The results showed that soil erosion substantially declined as a consequence of soil conservation, while the output from crop farming increased, indicating that there was a synergy between soil conservation and dryland farming in both the districts, over time; and factors facilitating crop farming, such as labor force, agricultural machinery, and irrigation, appeared to exert an adverse effect on livestock farming in both areas, implying a tradeoff between livestock and crop farming in the context of programs such as the Grain for Green Program (GGP) in the Loess Hills. Such a tradeoff is a result of the competition for cropland and labor that exists due to grazing prohibition and rural-urban migration. Therefore, policy-related resolutions are required to address the land use conflicts and migration-related rural labor losing due to implementation of the GGP in the Loess Hills.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209563392200003XHeterogeneous erosion environmentSoil conservationDryland farmingTradeoff/synergy of conservation and agricultureLoess hills |
| spellingShingle | Boyang Sui Xiaohu Dang Liangxin Fan Bo Guo Wei Bi Guobin Liu Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China International Soil and Water Conservation Research Heterogeneous erosion environment Soil conservation Dryland farming Tradeoff/synergy of conservation and agriculture Loess hills |
| title | Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China |
| title_full | Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China |
| title_fullStr | Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China |
| title_short | Interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in Loess Hills, China |
| title_sort | interactions between soil conservation and dryland farming of heterogeneously eroding areas in loess hills china |
| topic | Heterogeneous erosion environment Soil conservation Dryland farming Tradeoff/synergy of conservation and agriculture Loess hills |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S209563392200003X |
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