Applicability evaluation on the natural resources of organic agriculture—A case study from Lishui County, Jiangsu Province

The indexes of applicability evaluation are selected according to OFDC organic certification standards, and the applicability of natural resources is classified. The applicability of natural resources of the organic agriculture in studied area is divided into four grades: grade 1, whose environment quality is adapted to the development of organic agriculture; grade 2, whose environment quality is adapted to the traditional agriculture but is limiting to the development of organic agriculture; grade 3, whose environment quality can be suitable for the development of organic agriculture after organic transformation; grade 4, whose environment quality is not suitable for organic agriculture through organic transformation. The soil, water and atmosphere environment all have three grades and the natural resources have four grades in Lishui County. According to the evaluation, some advices are advanced.