Categories of eco-agriculture models in China

China's ecological agriculture is the quintessence of traditional and modern agriculture, and the development of ecological agriculture relies on model development. At present, China's eco-agriculture models are myriad and disorderly with different classification criteria, hence extremely difficult to promote or adopt in different regions. Based on China's agricultural development features, socio-economic development and resource situations, China's eco-agriculture model is divided into four categories―multi-use material type, symbiosis type, resource exploitation and environmental management type, and scenery type. This classification is vitally significant in the promotion and utilization of ecological agriculture.