聯合梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)通過山(shan)(shan)頂竹林截留、儲存天然降水(shui)(shui)(shui)，再以溪流流入(ru)(ru)村莊(zhuang)和(he)(he)(he)梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)，形成特有的(de)(de)“竹林-村莊(zhuang)-梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)-水(shui)(shui)(shui)流”山(shan)(shan)地農業體(ti)系。春(chun)(chun)天，農民(min)給(gei)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里灌水(shui)(shui)(shui)浸爛田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)泥；春(chun)(chun)耕(geng)時，小孩們下田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)摸田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)螺、捉泥鰍；到(dao)插秧(yang)時，農民(min)種上田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂(geng)豆(dou)、放(fang)些魚苗(miao)，鯉魚能(neng)減少(shao)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中雜(za)草生長和(he)(he)(he)蟲(chong)害的(de)(de)發(fa)(fa)生，田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂(geng)豆(dou)發(fa)(fa)達(da)的(de)(de)根系能(neng)保護田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂(geng)；收(shou)獲時，再放(fang)干田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里的(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)(shui)，收(shou)魚、收(shou)水(shui)(shui)(shui)稻(dao)、收(shou)黃豆(dou)。收(shou)獲后，鴨(ya)子(zi)、山(shan)(shan)羊等被(bei)趕(gan)入(ru)(ru)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中，覓食遺撒的(de)(de)谷(gu)粒和(he)(he)(he)新(xin)長出的(de)(de)雜(za)草。動物糞便、作物桔梗和(he)(he)(he)豆(dou)類(lei)的(de)(de)固氮功能(neng)，則使(shi)土壤(rang)肥力不斷提升。梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)垂直落(luo)差600多(duo)米，連延(yan)數(shu)十里，田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)在山(shan)(shan)中，群(qun)山(shan)(shan)環抱，土墻灰(hui)瓦的(de)(de)村落(luo)散落(luo)其間(jian)，一派與世無爭的(de)(de)安然祥(xiang)和(he)(he)(he)。
隨著生產(chan)(chan)的發展，梯田正面臨(lin)被破壞、被拋棄的危險，傳統(tong)的農(nong)耕(geng)(geng)方式面臨(lin)嚴(yan)峻挑戰。如今尤溪縣政府按照農(nong)業部中(zhong)國重要農(nong)業文化(hua)遺產(chan)(chan)保(bao)護(hu)工作要求，制(zhi)定了梯田保(bao)護(hu)與發展專項(xiang)規劃和管理辦(ban)法，通過(guo)生物多(duo)樣性的恢(hui)復、傳統(tong)農(nong)耕(geng)(geng)文化(hua)的傳承，以及與休閑農(nong)業的結合，從根(gen)本上解決農(nong)民增(zeng)收、農(nong)業可持續(xu)發展和文化(hua)遺產(chan)(chan)保(bao)護(hu)問題。
2018年4月19日，福建尤溪聯合梯田在第五次(ci)全(quan)球重(zhong)要農(nong)業(ye)文化遺產(chan)國(guo)際論壇(tan)上獲“全(quan)球重(zhong)要農(nong)業(ye)文化遺產(chan)”授牌(pai)。
