The Concept of Eco-agriculture Ye Xianji first suggested eco-agriculture in China in 1981 as a good agricultural model suitable for China's own characteristics (Ye,1981 ) He (1984)referred to eco-agriculture as an eco- economic system with multi-goal,multi- function,multi-component and multi-level organization. The Concept of Eco-agriculture • Ye Xianji first suggested eco-agriculture in China in 1981 as a good agricultural model suitable for China's own characteristics (Ye, 1981 ). • He (1984) referred to eco-agriculture as an eco￾economic system with multi-goal, multi￾function, multi-component and multi-level organization