聯(lian)合梯田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)通過山(shan)頂竹林(lin)截留(liu)、儲存(cun)天(tian)然(ran)降水，再以溪流(liu)流(liu)入村(cun)莊和梯田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)，形成特有的(de)(de)(de)“竹林(lin)-村(cun)莊-梯田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)-水流(liu)”山(shan)地農(nong)業體系。春(chun)天(tian)，農(nong)民(min)給田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里(li)灌水浸(jin)爛田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)泥；春(chun)耕時，小孩們下田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)摸田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)螺、捉(zhuo)泥鰍(qiu)；到插秧時，農(nong)民(min)種上田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)埂豆(dou)、放些魚(yu)苗，鯉(li)魚(yu)能(neng)(neng)減(jian)少田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中雜草生長和蟲(chong)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)獲時，再放干(gan)田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)里(li)的(de)(de)(de)水，收(shou)魚(yu)、收(shou)水稻、收(shou)黃豆(dou)。收(shou)獲后，鴨子、山(shan)羊等被趕入田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)中，覓食(shi)遺撒的(de)(de)(de)谷粒和新長出的(de)(de)(de)雜草。動(dong)物糞(fen)便、作物桔梗和豆(dou)類(lei)的(de)(de)(de)固氮(dan)功(gong)能(neng)(neng)，則使土壤肥力(li)不斷提升。梯田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)垂直落差(cha)600多米，連延數(shu)十里(li)，田(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)在山(shan)中，群山(shan)環抱，土墻灰瓦的(de)(de)(de)村(cun)落散(san)落其間，一派與世(shi)無爭的(de)(de)(de)安然(ran)祥和。
隨著生(sheng)產(chan)的(de)發(fa)展，梯田正面(mian)臨被破壞、被拋棄的(de)危險(xian)，傳統(tong)的(de)農(nong)耕(geng)方式(shi)面(mian)臨嚴峻(jun)挑戰。如今(jin)尤溪縣政府按照農(nong)業(ye)部中國重(zhong)要農(nong)業(ye)文化遺產(chan)保護(hu)工作要求，制定了梯田保護(hu)與發(fa)展專(zhuan)項規(gui)劃和(he)管理辦法，通過生(sheng)物(wu)多(duo)樣性的(de)恢復、傳統(tong)農(nong)耕(geng)文化的(de)傳承，以及與休閑(xian)農(nong)業(ye)的(de)結合，從(cong)根(gen)本(ben)上解決農(nong)民(min)增收、農(nong)業(ye)可持續發(fa)展和(he)文化遺產(chan)保護(hu)問題。
2018年4月19日，福建尤溪聯合(he)梯田在第五次全球重要(yao)農業文化遺產(chan)國際論壇上獲“全球重要(yao)農業文化遺產(chan)”授牌。
