聯合梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)通(tong)過山(shan)頂竹林截(jie)留、儲(chu)存天(tian)然降(jiang)水(shui)，再(zai)以溪流(liu)流(liu)入村(cun)莊和(he)(he)梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)，形成特有的(de)(de)(de)“竹林-村(cun)莊-梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)-水(shui)流(liu)”山(shan)地農業(ye)體(ti)系。春天(tian)，農民給田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里(li)灌水(shui)浸(jin)爛田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)泥(ni)(ni)；春耕時，小孩們(men)下田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)摸田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)螺、捉泥(ni)(ni)鰍；到插秧(yang)時，農民種(zhong)上田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂豆(dou)、放些魚(yu)苗，鯉魚(yu)能(neng)(neng)減少(shao)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中雜草(cao)生長(chang)和(he)(he)蟲害的(de)(de)(de)發生，田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂豆(dou)發達的(de)(de)(de)根系能(neng)(neng)保護田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂；收(shou)(shou)獲時，再(zai)放干田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里(li)的(de)(de)(de)水(shui)，收(shou)(shou)魚(yu)、收(shou)(shou)水(shui)稻、收(shou)(shou)黃豆(dou)。收(shou)(shou)獲后，鴨子、山(shan)羊(yang)等(deng)被趕入田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中，覓(mi)食遺(yi)撒的(de)(de)(de)谷粒和(he)(he)新長(chang)出的(de)(de)(de)雜草(cao)。動物糞便、作物桔梗(geng)和(he)(he)豆(dou)類的(de)(de)(de)固(gu)氮功能(neng)(neng)，則使土(tu)壤肥力不斷提升。梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)垂(chui)直落(luo)差600多(duo)米，連延數(shu)十里(li)，田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)在山(shan)中，群(qun)山(shan)環抱，土(tu)墻灰瓦的(de)(de)(de)村(cun)落(luo)散落(luo)其間(jian)，一派與世無爭的(de)(de)(de)安然祥和(he)(he)。
隨著生產(chan)的(de)(de)發(fa)展(zhan)，梯田正面臨被破(po)壞、被拋棄的(de)(de)危險(xian)，傳統的(de)(de)農(nong)(nong)耕方式(shi)面臨嚴(yan)峻(jun)挑戰。如今尤溪縣(xian)政府按(an)照(zhao)農(nong)(nong)業部中國重要(yao)農(nong)(nong)業文化遺(yi)產(chan)保(bao)護(hu)工作要(yao)求，制(zhi)定了梯田保(bao)護(hu)與(yu)發(fa)展(zhan)專項規劃和管理辦法，通過生物多樣性的(de)(de)恢復、傳統農(nong)(nong)耕文化的(de)(de)傳承，以及(ji)與(yu)休閑農(nong)(nong)業的(de)(de)結合(he)，從根(gen)本(ben)上解決農(nong)(nong)民增收、農(nong)(nong)業可持續發(fa)展(zhan)和文化遺(yi)產(chan)保(bao)護(hu)問題。
2018年4月19日，福建尤(you)溪(xi)聯合(he)梯田在第五次全球重要農業文(wen)化遺產國際(ji)論(lun)壇(tan)上(shang)獲(huo)“全球重要農業文(wen)化遺產”授(shou)牌。
