Abstract

The traditional agricultural economy dominated by the extensive economic growth mode and the impact of food crops production on agricultural ecological economic system cannot be ignored. In this study, the emergy analysis method was employed to describe the influence of food crops production and consumption on agricultural system and also some results and conclusions bring forth suggestion on food crop production in Zhangye city.

Keywords:

Emergy, food crops, input-output, Zhangye,

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