Yu BAI, School of Earth Science and Resources, Chang'an University, China
Yansui LIU, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Yuheng LI, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Agricultural sustainability faces challenges of securing long-term economic and social sustainability while also promoting ecological sustainability. Resilience is a necessary part of resisting shocks and stresses in the process of achieving sustainability. Ensuring sustainable food production systems and implementing resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production is one of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Loess Plateau is an important agricultural production area and typical ecologically fragile area in China. Agricultural system in Loess Plateau is facing increasing economic, social, and ecological challenges, raising concerns about its ability to resist shocks and stresses and secure food production. Based on the context of ecological construction and sustainable development of the Loess Plateau, this paper takes a resilience perspective as an entry point to unravel the dynamic changes and sustainable development of the complex agricultural systems in Loess Plateau. We reviewed the long-term and emergent stresses faced by the agricultural system, assessed the functional evolution of the agricultural system, explored the resilience shown in the agricultural development process, and proposed pathways to enhance the resilience of the agricultural system in agricultural sustainability in Loess Plateau.
Mots clés : Agricultural system|Agricultural resilience|Sustainability|Loess Plateau|China
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