Author(s): Deng Xin-an, Chen Na, Wang Zhi-fang, College of Humanities and Development, China Agricultural University, Huzhou Municipal Bureau of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province
Pages: 17-21
Year: 2014 Issue:  5
Journal: Science & Technology for Development
Keyword:  bio-economy; bio-economy era; second green revolution; concept of changing-phase development of agriculture; new agriculture system;
Abstract: Revolutionary change of agriculture needs two essential conditions: the fi rst is great threats and opportunities happened to the development of agriculture; and the second is breakthroughs happened entirely to the development of science and technology. Advances in life sciences and biotechnology stimulate bio-economy development, thus promote the upcoming of the bio-economy era, and bring epochal opportunities to Second Green Revolution in agriculture. With philosophical refl ections on future agriculture from the highest level of strategic issues of agriculture development, a new concept of changing-phase development of agriculture can be proposed. The changing-phase development of agriculture means expanding the traditional agriculture to a broader system, by which promoting agriculture through developing the "non-agriculture", till make both agriculture and the "non-agriculture" coexist, co-prosper and develop harmoniously. As a concept of harmonious and merging development between agriculture and the "non-agriculture", the concept of changing-phase development of agriculture can be a guiding ideology to the construction of new agriculture system for meeting the bio-economy era.