在分析以定西为代表的半干旱丘陵沟壑区农业资源特征的基础上，着重讨论了资源节约型农业技术的定界及其发展现状和作用，阐述了集水补灌等资源节约型农业技术持续发展的方向，以便为同类地区农业高效发展提供调控依据。

Based on analysis of agricultural resources characteristics in the simiarid loessal hilly and gully regions in Dingxi of Gansu Province, the paper focuses on the discussion of the establishment of resources saving agrotechnical systems, present sitcuation of their development, and role they play. Their sustainable development directions of the resource saving agrotechniques related to the water assemble techniques and water assemble irrigations are also stated in this paper, so as to promote the control bases for high efficient development of agriculture in areas similar to Dingxi.