Strengthening grassland subject construction and promoting pratacultural sustainable development in China

Prataculture is a multiple ecosystem which has ecological function，productive function and livelihood function. Its development is a thematic issue involving politics，economy and society which are concerning the state ecological safety, borderland stability, ethnic unity, herders livelihood and pastoral development. Pratacultural science of China has formed a rudiment on the industrial foundation and subject system by several decades' development. It is playing an important role in the ecological construction and economic development of China. Therefore，prataculture should be solely schematized into the national economic development plan from the national requirement of strategy development. This could strengthen the grassland subject construction and promote the development of grass seeds production, animal husbandry, grass and livestock product process and turf industry. Pratacultural will become a mainstay industry to maintain ecological safety, ensure food safety and promote social harmonious development.