聯(lian)合(he)梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)通過山頂竹林截留、儲存天(tian)然(ran)降水，再以溪流流入村莊(zhuang)和(he)(he)梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)，形成(cheng)特有的(de)“竹林-村莊(zhuang)-梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)-水流”山地農業體系(xi)(xi)。春天(tian)，農民(min)(min)給田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里(li)(li)灌水浸爛田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)泥；春耕時，小孩(hai)們下(xia)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)摸(mo)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)螺(luo)、捉泥鰍；到(dao)插秧時，農民(min)(min)種上田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂豆(dou)、放些魚(yu)苗，鯉魚(yu)能(neng)減少田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中(zhong)雜(za)草(cao)生(sheng)長(chang)和(he)(he)蟲害的(de)發生(sheng)，田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂豆(dou)發達的(de)根系(xi)(xi)能(neng)保(bao)護田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂；收(shou)(shou)獲時，再放干田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里(li)(li)的(de)水，收(shou)(shou)魚(yu)、收(shou)(shou)水稻、收(shou)(shou)黃豆(dou)。收(shou)(shou)獲后，鴨子、山羊等被趕(gan)入田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中(zhong)，覓食遺撒的(de)谷粒(li)和(he)(he)新長(chang)出的(de)雜(za)草(cao)。動物糞便、作物桔梗和(he)(he)豆(dou)類的(de)固氮功能(neng)，則使土壤肥力不斷提升。梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)垂(chui)直(zhi)落(luo)差600多米(mi)，連延數(shu)十里(li)(li)，田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)在山中(zhong)，群(qun)山環抱，土墻(qiang)灰瓦的(de)村落(luo)散落(luo)其間(jian)，一(yi)派(pai)與世無爭(zheng)的(de)安然(ran)祥和(he)(he)。
隨著生產的(de)(de)發展(zhan)，梯田正面(mian)臨被破壞、被拋棄的(de)(de)危險，傳(chuan)統(tong)的(de)(de)農(nong)耕方式(shi)面(mian)臨嚴峻挑(tiao)戰。如今尤溪(xi)縣政府按照農(nong)業部中國重(zhong)要農(nong)業文(wen)化(hua)遺產保(bao)護(hu)工作(zuo)要求，制定了梯田保(bao)護(hu)與(yu)發展(zhan)專項規(gui)劃和管理辦法(fa)，通過(guo)生物(wu)多樣性的(de)(de)恢復、傳(chuan)統(tong)農(nong)耕文(wen)化(hua)的(de)(de)傳(chuan)承，以及與(yu)休閑農(nong)業的(de)(de)結合，從根本上解決農(nong)民增收、農(nong)業可持續發展(zhan)和文(wen)化(hua)遺產保(bao)護(hu)問題。
2018年4月19日，福建尤溪(xi)聯合梯田在第五次全球重要(yao)農業(ye)文(wen)化遺產(chan)國際(ji)論壇(tan)上獲“全球重要(yao)農業(ye)文(wen)化遺產(chan)”授牌(pai)。
