聯合(he)梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)通過山頂竹林(lin)截留、儲存天(tian)(tian)然降水(shui)，再(zai)以溪(xi)流流入(ru)(ru)村(cun)莊和梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)，形(xing)成特有的“竹林(lin)-村(cun)莊-梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)-水(shui)流”山地(di)農(nong)(nong)業體系。春(chun)天(tian)(tian)，農(nong)(nong)民給(gei)田(tian)(tian)里灌水(shui)浸爛田(tian)(tian)泥；春(chun)耕時，小孩們下田(tian)(tian)摸田(tian)(tian)螺、捉泥鰍；到插秧時，農(nong)(nong)民種上田(tian)(tian)埂(geng)(geng)豆、放(fang)些魚苗，鯉魚能減(jian)少田(tian)(tian)中雜草(cao)生長和蟲害的發生，田(tian)(tian)埂(geng)(geng)豆發達的根系能保護田(tian)(tian)埂(geng)(geng)；收(shou)(shou)獲時，再(zai)放(fang)干田(tian)(tian)里的水(shui)，收(shou)(shou)魚、收(shou)(shou)水(shui)稻、收(shou)(shou)黃豆。收(shou)(shou)獲后，鴨子、山羊(yang)等被(bei)趕入(ru)(ru)田(tian)(tian)中，覓食遺撒的谷粒(li)和新長出的雜草(cao)。動(dong)物糞(fen)便、作(zuo)物桔梗和豆類(lei)的固(gu)氮功能，則使土(tu)壤肥(fei)力(li)不斷提升。梯(ti)田(tian)(tian)垂直落差(cha)600多(duo)米(mi)，連延(yan)數十里，田(tian)(tian)在山中，群(qun)山環(huan)抱，土(tu)墻灰瓦(wa)的村(cun)落散(san)落其(qi)間(jian)，一派與世(shi)無爭的安然祥和。
隨著生產(chan)(chan)的(de)(de)發(fa)展，梯(ti)田正(zheng)面臨被破壞(huai)、被拋棄(qi)的(de)(de)危(wei)險，傳統的(de)(de)農(nong)(nong)(nong)耕方式面臨嚴峻(jun)挑戰。如今(jin)尤溪縣政府按照農(nong)(nong)(nong)業部中國重要(yao)農(nong)(nong)(nong)業文(wen)化(hua)(hua)遺產(chan)(chan)保護工作要(yao)求，制定了梯(ti)田保護與發(fa)展專項規劃和(he)管理辦法，通過生物多樣性的(de)(de)恢(hui)復、傳統農(nong)(nong)(nong)耕文(wen)化(hua)(hua)的(de)(de)傳承(cheng)，以及與休(xiu)閑農(nong)(nong)(nong)業的(de)(de)結合，從根本上(shang)解(jie)決農(nong)(nong)(nong)民(min)增收、農(nong)(nong)(nong)業可持續發(fa)展和(he)文(wen)化(hua)(hua)遺產(chan)(chan)保護問題。
2018年4月19日，福建尤溪(xi)聯合梯田(tian)在第(di)五次全(quan)球重(zhong)要農業文化(hua)遺(yi)產國際論壇(tan)上獲“全(quan)球重(zhong)要農業文化(hua)遺(yi)產”授(shou)牌。
