中国经济高速发展中的耕地问题

我国经济高速增长过程中耕地丧失过多，使近年来农业和粮食生产徘徊，食物案例受到威胁。决策失误是造成这种局面的主要原因之一，但更深层次的原因则是农地的比较经济效益低下。本文还分析了耕地丧失的恶果，呼吁借鉴国际经验，从体制、机制、法制上采取治本之策。

PROBLEMS OF FARMLAND CONSERVATION IN THE RAPID GROWTH OF CHINA'S ECONOMY

Farmland is the base of food production and also the major source of other human basic needs.Farmland in China makes up 70% of the world's total yet it feeds 22% of the world total population.This is an outstanding success.Meanwhile,Chinese population will increase greatly and farmland decreases continuously.The future situation of food security is serious.Among various factors threatening the sustainability of farmland,the most outstanding and the most serious one is the occupation on farmland for urban development.The central government has paid great attention to farmland conservation and regarded it as a basic national policy.However,this basic national policy has not been implemented thoroughly in practice.A number of local governments are actually driven by short term benefits,and stress unilaterally on making money with farmland.In deep thinking,the comparative lower benefits from land use for agricultural purpose is the major reason accountable for farmland decrease.Farmland decrease has caused a serious of harmful impacts on sustainable development.In order to turn out the trend,it is necessary to establish appropriate legislation,institutions and mechanisms for farmland conservation.