Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment ›› 1997, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (1): 42-45.doi:

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Toward the Definition of Sustainable Agriculture—An Approach from Its Goals

JIN  Le-Shan, ZHANG  Fa-Rui   

  1. China Agricultural University
  • Received:1996-08-22 Online:1997-02-10 Published:2012-03-22

Abstract: The connotation of sustainable agriculture is defined by the goals of sustainable agriculture. Sustainable agriculture is a kind of agricultural system with productional, economical, ecological and social sustainabilities as its goals. The four goals are described and their relationships are discussed in this paper. 

Key words: sustainable agriculture, productional sustainability, economical sustainability, ecological sustainability, social sustainability

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