Regional measure of recycle agriculture in Chongqing City

A 3-level index system characterizing recycle agriculture in Chongqing City was constructed using systematic analytical method. Based on development strategy of One-Hour Economic Circle (OHEC) and Two-Wing of Chongqing City, the degree of development, coordination and constraints on recycle agriculture in 39 districts/counties in Chongqing City were analyzed. The results for development degree and coordination degree show that recycle agriculture in Chongqing City basically represents low input in agricultural production and limitations in circulatory utilization of resources. While the constraint degree indicates circulatory utilization of resources as the most important obstacle to recycle agriculture in Chongqing City. The least obstacle is agricultural production input. Water shortage awareness, development of water-saving agriculture and ecological engineering, and augmented and comprehensive utilization of crop stalk are the prerequisites for the full realization of recycle agriculture in Chongqing City. Based on the economy and geography, the recycle agriculture in OHEC, Northeast-Wing and Southeast-Wing of Chongqing City are appraised as good, medium and common respectively. A comprehensive analysis of the degree of development, coordination and constraint shows that recycle agriculture in the 39 districts/counties of Chongqing City can be classified into four as: good, medium, common and poor.