Agricultural Encyclopedia of China: Fruit Volume

Author: Editorial Department of the China Agricultural Encyclopedia
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Publishing Date: 1993-11-01
Features: The China Agricultural Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference book that compiles agricultural science knowledge from China and abroad, spanning ancient to modern times. China has a long history of agriculture, and the accumulation of agricultural science knowledge is profound. Many agricultural works published in various dynasties of China are important parts of the cultural treasury of the Chinese nation. Jia Sixie's Qimin Yaoshu from the Northern Wei Dynasty and Xu Guangqi's Agricultural Administration from the Ming Dynasty are hailed as the ancient Chinese agricultural encyclopedias, treasured by scholars both at home and abroad to this day. In modern times, with the rapid advancement of science and technology, agricultural production has developed swiftly, and agricultural science has evolved into a comprehensive system composed of multiple disciplines. Facing modernization and the world, compiling and publishing the China Agricultural Encyclopedia with modern significance, providing readers with accurate and concise knowledge of various agricultural disciplines, is a shared aspiration of the academic community and the general public. The rural economy of China is undergoing a transformation toward specialization, commercialization, and modernization. The fundamental characteristics of modern agriculture are the extensive application of advanced science and technology and management methods to accelerate the comprehensive development of agriculture. To gradually achieve agricultural modernization, it is necessary to accelerate the development of agricultural science research and education, cultivate numerous agricultural science and technology talents, and popularize agricultural science and technology knowledge among farmers. It is also necessary to organize the legacy of past agricultural works and summarize practical agricultural production experience based on modern agricultural science principles, as well as to absorb and introduce advanced science and technology from abroad. Therefore, compiling and publishing a comprehensive and concise large-scale reference book that introduces the existing agricultural science and technology knowledge of humanity is an urgent need for building a socialist modern agricultural society. In early 1980, the National Agricultural Commission decided to compile and publish the China Agricultural Encyclopedia and began preparatory work. In June 1981, the Editorial and Publishing Leading Group and the General Editorial Committee were established to oversee and guide the compilation and publishing work, and the Agricultural Press was instructed to set up the Editorial Department of the China Agricultural Encyclopedia.