Coordinating the food-energy-water nexus in grain production in the context of rural livelihood transitions and farmland resource constraints

Qi，Xiaoxing1; Li，Jianchun2,3; Yuan，Wenhua2,3; Wang，Raymond Yu4

2021

10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105148

RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING   影响因子和分区

0921-3449

1879-0658

Understanding the interconnections and tradeoffs between food, energy, and water (FEW) in grain production, which are essential for agricultural sustainability, remains an elusive yet important task. We propose a four-step analysis method for exploring potential approaches to coordinating the FEW nexus in grain production based on a conceptual framework that incorporates the impact of rural livelihood transitions and farmland resource constraints. We apply this method to a small-scale watershed in Hunan Province, China using data from land-use maps, farm household surveys, farmland quality surveys, and cropping-pattern surveys. Transitions of rural livelihoods have led farmlands to become increasingly large in scale. The combined impacts of this concentration of large-scale farms and the government subsidy policy, which favors double cropping, undermines the FEW nexus. Our findings suggest two operational approaches for coordinating the FEW nexus in rice production. One is to develop adaptive agricultural policies that support farmers whose aggregate performance on rice production is superior or more balanced. The other is to optimize cropping patterns based on the suitability of farmland for grain planting.

Agricultural sustainability Environmental cost Food-energy-water nexus Grain production

SCI ; EI ; SSCI

英语

通讯

Ministry of Education Foundation of Humanities and Social Sciences[20YJC630113] ; Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province[2017A030310379] ; Ministry of Education Key Research Center["16JJD630013","16JJD630009"] ; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation["2017M622247","2018M630793"]

Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences

WOS:000592565500034

ELSEVIER

20203609131716

Grain (agricultural product) ; Land use ; Rural areas ; Farms ; Sustainable development

Urban and Regional Planning and Development:403 ; Agricultural Equipment and Methods; Vegetation and Pest Control:821 ; Agricultural Products:821.4

ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY

2-s2.0-85090027931

Scopus

1.Center for Chinese Public Administration Research,School of Government,Sun Yat-sen University,Guangzhou,China
2.Business school,Shandong Normal University,Jinan,China
3.College of Geography and Environment,Shandong Normal University,Jinan,China
4.Center for Social Sciences,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,China

Qi，Xiaoxing,Li，Jianchun,Yuan，Wenhua,et al. Coordinating the food-energy-water nexus in grain production in the context of rural livelihood transitions and farmland resource constraints[J]. RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING,2021,164.

Qi，Xiaoxing,Li，Jianchun,Yuan，Wenhua,&Wang，Raymond Yu.(2021).Coordinating the food-energy-water nexus in grain production in the context of rural livelihood transitions and farmland resource constraints.RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING,164.

Qi，Xiaoxing,et al."Coordinating the food-energy-water nexus in grain production in the context of rural livelihood transitions and farmland resource constraints".RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING 164(2021).