Development and cutting\|edge research of dryland agriculture in Gansu Province
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2023.03.05
Key Words: dryland farming  rainwater\|harvesting farming  plastic film mulching furrow\|ridge farming system  crop high yield  Gansu Province
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LI Fengmin College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou,Gansu 730000 
ZHANG Feng College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou,Gansu 730000 
DU Yanlei College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou,Gansu 730000 
ZHOU Liyao College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China 
YANG Qifeng Gansu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000 
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Abstract:
      In Gansu Province, 72% of cultivated land belongs to dryland rainfed farming system. Developing dryland agriculture is of great significance for poverty alleviation and high\|quality development in Gansu. Since the 1990s, the development idea of water\|harvesting agriculture in Gansu dryland agriculture with rainwater enrichment and efficient used as the crucial measure has been spread rapidly. Various agricultural water\|efficient use methods and technologies have been developed, which have shown significant achievements in the 21st century. The province's total grain production increased from 7.13 million tons in 2000 to 12.31 million tons in 2021. The per capita grain output increased from 278 kg to 491 kg, surpassing the national per capita level. In 2021, the provincial government put forward a three\|year action to double the number of profitable and characteristic industries and rapidly promote the coordinated development of multiple industries, setting a typical case for the high\|quality development of dryland agriculture. Based on summarizing the main development experiences and achievements of dryland agriculture in Gansu province in the past 20 years, this paper has proposed some scientific problems that need to be studied emphatically.