The 8 year implementation of the policies of converting cultivated land into forestland/ grassland in Wuqi County has showed considerable effects.The environment of project area is improved

the integration production capacity of agriculture is enhanced

and farmers’income is raised through land subsidy.Furthermore

the practice in the county may be the prelude of a formal system of ecological compensation toward Chinese farmers.However

there are some problems in practice.For instance

the distribution and plant structure of converted lands are not in an optimal state

the efficiency of stock raising sustained by grass resources develops slowly

and the implementation of policies lacks necessary flexibility.This paper suggests that the policies should be further improved though enhancing the guidance of landuse plan

confirming the bound of converted land reasonably

and optimizing the standards of land subsidy according to the principle of ecological compensation.Moreover

boosting reform of landproperty right

promoting reasonable land circulation and its scale management

and developing subsequent agricultural industries are also the urgent affairs.