China Agricultural Development Report. 2002

Author: Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: The report is based on the characteristics of agricultural and rural economic development in the new stage and the new situation of China's entry into the World Trade Organization, with a focus on the strategic adjustment of the agricultural and rural economic structure. It provides a comprehensive review of the basic conditions of agricultural development in China in 2001, the implementation of agricultural and rural economic policies, and the relationship between agricultural development and the national economy. It also forecasts the trends of agricultural and rural economic development in 2002. The report indicates that in 2001, local governments and departments followed the deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, with the central task of increasing farmers' income and the main line of promoting the strategic adjustment of the agricultural and rural economic structure. Agriculture maintained steady development, and significant achievements were made in the strategic adjustment of the agricultural and rural economic structure. Farmers' income experienced a recovery, and new achievements were made in agricultural and rural economic development. The report predicts that in 2002, China's agricultural and rural economy will continue to develop steadily. Grain production will show a recovery, while the area and output of cotton will be lower than the previous year. The output of oil crops, sugar crops, and vegetables will increase. Livestock and fish production will grow steadily. The adjustment of agricultural production structure will accelerate further, and the proportion of high-quality and specialized agricultural products will continue to rise. Major crops will continue to concentrate in regions. Township enterprises will continue to show a steady development trend. Farmers' income will still maintain low-speed growth, with the growth rate possibly remaining at the same level as in 2001. The supply of major domestic agricultural products will continue to exceed demand, and the prices of most planting products will show a slight decline in a stable trend.