自觉的选择鄂尔多斯市国土总面积8.7万平方公里,有草原面积8816万亩,耕地面积仅610万亩。历史上曾经是一个水草丰美的地区,可是传统的重利用轻保护的粗放式畜牧业生产方式,进入到新世纪后遭遇了前所未有的困境。面对连续大旱、生态不断恶化、农牧民收入徘徊不前的现实,2000年市委、市政府提出了“立草为业、为养而种、以种促养、以养增收,建设绿色大市、畜牧业强市”的总体发展思路,在全区乃至全国率先推行禁牧休牧轮牧政策,发展舍饲养畜和农区畜牧业。2002年国家退牧还草工程开始实施,鄂尔多斯市根据土地类型构成的 Conscious choice Erdos City total land area of ​​87,000 square kilometers, with an area of ​​8816 mu of grassland, cultivated area of ​​only 610 mu. Historically, it had been a beautiful area of ​​water and plants. However, the traditional method of using lightly-conserved and extensive livestock production hit a new century and hit an unprecedented dilemma. In the face of the continuous drought, the ecological deterioration, the income of farmers and herdsmen stagnated reality, in 2000 the municipal government put forward the “grass for the industry, for raising species, to promote species, to raise income, construction Green big market and strong market of livestock husbandry ”. In the whole region and even in the whole country, it took the lead in implementing the policy of banning grazing and pasturing and grazing, and developing livestock husbandry and livestock husbandry in the area. In 2002, the state started to implement the project of returning grazing land to grassland and the Ordos City was constructed according to the type of land