Comprehensive evaluation method for sustainable utilization of agricultural resources in Fujian Province

The index synthetic evaluation method for sustainable utilization of agricultural resources was established based on characteristics of agricultural resources and restricting factors of its sustainable utilization in Fujian Province. The method has a set of comprehensive principles for indexes selection that are integrative, dominant, regional, variant, dynamic and operable. 34 factors were selected from 9 classes, including land resources, agro-climatic resources, water resources, forest resources, feed resources, aquatic resources, rural energy, production conditions, and agro-efficiency. The factors were classified based on their impact on agro-resource utilization. 7 indexes, including land use status, soil status, climatic resources, meteorological damages, rural energy, production conditions and agro-efficiency were calculated with the established method. Thus index synthetic evaluation is conducted based on index weight to synthetically reflect sustainable utilization of agricultural resources. The study shows that sustainable utilization of agricultural resources in 80.6% of the counties in Fujian is excellent.