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Development of organic agriculture in watershed areas to control agricultural nonpoint source pollution
Received:March 12, 2017  
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KeyWord:watershed area;organic agriculture;water quality;countermeasures
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WANG Lei Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China, Nanjing 210042, China
Organic Food Development Center, Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China, Nanjing 210042, China 
 
XI Yun-guan Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China, Nanjing 210042, China
Organic Food Development Center, Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China, Nanjing 210042, China 
xygofrcc@126.com 
XIAO Xing-ji Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China, Nanjing 210042, China
Organic Food Development Center, Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China, Nanjing 210042, China 
 
GAO Ji-xi Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of PR China, Nanjing 210042, China gjx@nies.org 
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Abstract:
      Agricultural nonpoint source pollution is still the emphasis of, and difficult for, water pollution control and improvement of the aquatic environment. The feasibility of controlling agricultural nonpoint source pollution by developing organic agriculture was evaluated. Several countermeasures based on global experience and the development of organic agriculture in China, including drafting a national action plan of organic agriculture development, building a demonstration base, carrying out scientific research and technology promotion, encouraging public participation, and cultivating the domestic market of organic products, were suggested to promote organic agriculture as a strategy to control agricultural nonpoint source pollution.