Dilemma Analysis of China Agricultural Non-point Source Pollution Based on Peasants' Household Surveys

The purpose of this study is to analyze the dilemma in the management of agricultural non-point source pollution from a micro angle and put forward to some proposals. Methods employed include questionnaire surveys and peasants' interviews. Research Results reveal that: agricultural non-point source pollution is not induced entirely by the modern agricultural technology. Rather, it results from the lack of adequate public services provided by the government, which lead to a high-yield, low efficient and high-input pattern of agriculture instead of a high-yield, high-efficient and low-input one. Peasants have been highly relying on fertilizers and chemicals, and unwilling to adopt an eco-friendly agricultural technology due to the absence of economic encouragement. To control the agricultural non-point source pollution, the government should strengthen its support to public agricultural technology, and take long-run economic measures to encourage peasants to implement eco-friendly agricultural technology actively. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of School of Environment, Beijing Normal University.