Desertification issue caused by three productive modes in the Horqin regions

Horqin is the key region for the desertification issue in China, where there are still debate on the current, the future situation and the causes of desertification in the Horqin regions. A field survey was conducted in the agricultural area, pasturing area, and mixing area, respectively, to determine relationship between desertification and productive modes. This study showed that three productive modes enable desertification issue to become serious, which requires for improving the inappropriate productive modes. This study proposed that the desertification in the Horqin region resulted from the increasing conflicts between human need and the nature supplies, in which social, economic and cultural factors were the essential drivers, indicating that market regulation became ineffective, the traditional culture gradually lost and the education lag behind. Therefore, this study put forward some suggestion as followed: firstly, Making proper policy for the farmingpastoral areas responding for the specific local conditions; secondly, launching the systematic protection and development work and focusing on sustainable development; thirdly, taking the scientific research serious in the future; fourthly, encouraging the local farmers and herdsmen to develop new cooperatives for enhancing their ability in the market competition; finally, carrying on the traditional culture for a prosperous future of the regional social economy.