Certification standards for eco-agriculture garden, village and county in China

This paper discusses the development and importance of Certification Standards (CS) for eco-agriculture. Eco-agriculture county CS comprises 7 certification indexes, 19 certification bases and 49 grading standards; eco-agriculture village CS comprises 8 certification indexes, 23 certification bases and 53 grading standards; while eco-agriculture garden CS comprises 8 certification indexes, 15 certification bases and 39 grading standards. The paper finally analyzes the advantages and shortcomings of each eco-agricultural systems and their CSs， and puts forward strategies for improvement.