Pratacultural Industry Dictionary (2nd Edition)edited by Academician Ren Jizhou, published by China Agriculture Press in 2008 is considered as the landmark engineering of the development for pratacultural industry science in China.
In China, pratacultural industry science is an emerging specializeddiscipline, and the pratacultural industry is asunriseindustry under development. Pratacultural industry is not only a relevant element for economy growth but also an important field for human beings to hinge on natural resources, protect the environment and reasonably utilize resources to realize sustained development. Based on the unique function of the pratacultural industry and the diversity of functions, generations of scientists and professionals are attracted to engage in long-termtheoreticalresearch and practice, which builds the theoretical basis for the pratacultural industry science and the development orientation of the pratacultural industry economy, reveals and clarifies the macro strategic position of the pratacultural industry. Under the excellent situation of rapid development of the pratacultural industry, the pratacultural industry also gains corresponding development. A large number of new words spring out and the connotation and extension of old words are continuously enriched. Since the first edition of thePratacultural Industry Dictionaryover ten years ago, early amendment has been eagerly expected by the society. The publication of the second edition of thePratacultural Industry Dictionarywill be helpful to standardize and promote the development of the pratacultural industry discipline, which is a necessary behavior to follow the development of the times.
As for the amendment of thePratacultural Industry Dictionaryadvocated and led by Academician Ren Jizhou, on theSecretariatof the second edition of thePratacultural Industry Dictionarywas set up in Lanzhou University in November 2019, which gains strong support from Chinese Grassland Society, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Lanzhou University and other organizations. It convenes the experts of the pratacultural industry and relevant disciplines nationwide, establishes the Editorial Committee of the second edition, and spares no efforts to ensure thecompilationtasks completion on the premise of quality assurance as soon as possible and meet the needs of new era for the ecological civilization construction.
It is reported that a total of 405 projects including 3 for the dictionary class are planned to gain financial aid from the National Publication Fund in 2021, and thePratacultural Industry Dictionary(second edition) gains the financial aid from the project approval by the National Publication Fund.
