HOME Agriculture Countryside Farmers Policies & Guidelines China issues "land for land" policy to guarantee arable land area Legislature deliberates reports on protection of workers' rights, development of rural areas China to increase subsidies for rural medical scheme Senior official urges grassroots CPC committees to improve work standards New five-year program for western development approved Measures to improve quality of Universal Rural Retailing Network Project Favorable tax policies to support central regions Govt invests to clean up rural water Agricultural IT technology transfer and application witness accomplishments Officials urged to prepare for agriculture survey more Backgrounder Facts and figures: China's drive to build new socialist countryside Widening gap between urban, rural areas Agricultural industrialization Township enterprises Agriculture development Contribution of science and technology to agriculture The Development-oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China (2001) Agriculture Law of the People's Republic of China (Order of the President No.81) Law of the People's Republic of China on Land Contract in Rural Areas (Order of the President No.73) Regulations on Administration of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms Safety more Archives Related Links National Development and Reform Commission Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Finance Ministry of Education NE China Revival   Farmers Women's health in rural areas targeted (03-03-2008) Medical cooperatives expand to 85% of rural residents (11-12-2007) Think tank: rural residents happier than urbanites in 2007 (01-04-2008) Gov't spending in 2007 targets rural areas (12-20-2006) Rural women show enthusiasm for democracy (11-23-2006) Three million land-losing farmers covered by social security system (11-17-2006) Farmers' income up 11.4% in 3Qs (10-19-2006) Trade unions to see more rural migrant workers join (10-15-2006) 27 mln rural households to use marsh gas by 2010 (09-15-2006) Farmers gain access to innovative technologies to boost incomes (09-13-2006) State Councilor calls for greater efforts to help migrant workers (09-08-2006) Rural life insurance rules to be tightened (09-07-2006) Shenzhen: 140m to be insured against injuries (09-06-2006) Zhejiang: schools reopen after typhoon (09-05-2006) Free IT training for rural youngsters (09-05-2006) Premier Wen stresses significance of rural reform (09-03-2006) China publishes agricultural technology books for farmers (09-01-2006) Law to ensure migrant workers' children of education right (08-31-2006) China to supply safe drinking water for 160 mln rural people (08-30-2006) Americans study migrants in Shenzhen (08-25-2006) Drought-stricken farmers in SW China on "cotton exodus" (08-24-2006) Reward set for spreading popular science among farmers (08-21-2006) 4 bln yuan for poor secondary vocational education students (08-18-2006) Relief materials sent to typhoon-devastated areas (08-13-2006) Chinese courts help migrant workers recover unpaid wages (08-09-2006) Cash income of farmers up 11.9 percent (07-26-2006) 15 mln farmers to lose land over next 5 years (07-24-2006) Premier Wen calls for protection of farmers' incomes (07-16-2006) Childbirth problems for migrant workers in Guangzhou (06-14-2006) Unions launch campaign to safeguard migrant workers (06-14-2006) Migrant workers contribute 16% of GDP growth: UNESCO report (06-12-2006) Migrant workers contribute 16% of GDP growth in past 20 years (06-11-2006) Only teacher of a rural school (05-26-2006) Senior official urges more aid for farmers (05-16-2006) Tibetan farmers promised higher income (05-08-2006) Farmers benefit from milk buffalo development (05-03-2006) All miners, construction workers to be insured (04-30-2006) Central govt to invest US$75m for farmers' training (04-29-2006) Guangdong: rural workers encouraged to enter service trade (04-26-2006) Premier Wen voices concerns for farmers (04-25-2006) Rural-urban income gap continues to widen (04-17-2006) Rural women living in abject poverty reduced (04-12-2006) Pupils in Shanxi mountainous regions (04-07-2006) Project to give farmers more fitness choices (04-04-2006) Shenzhen launches pilot scheme to benefits migrant workers (04-03-2006) Guizhou to eliminate poverty in next five years (04-02-2006) 23m in rural areas cannot afford food, clothes (03-29-2006) Wage system protects migrant workers' rights (03-29-2006) People's Daily to echo govt call to protect migrant workers' rights (03-27-2006) Govt reiterates ban on child labor, protection of women workers' rights (03-27-2006) Sino-German research on rural development kicks off Tibetan boarding school in Gansu Fujian: tea planting enriches farmers Peasants see good harvest of early rice in Hainan Pupils in Shanxi mountainous regions Intelligent greenhouse attracts tourists Farmers pick non-polluted spring tea Expecting a fruitful autumn harvest more