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   Migrant Workers Chongqing sets China's first Rural Migrant Workers Day (09-28-2007) Better protection for migrant workers in Beijing (04-26-2007) Trade unions to target migrant workers (02-02-2007) Migrant workers rise in number to 115 mln (11-22-2006) Migrant workers in Shanghai to have benefits of registered residents (11-17-2006) Trade unions to see more rural migrant workers join (10-15-2006) Five million migrant workers start businesses back in hometown (10-01-2006) State Councilor calls for greater efforts to help migrant workers (09-08-2006) Shenzhen: 140m to be insured against injuries (09-06-2006) Americans study migrants in Shenzhen (08-25-2006) Drought-stricken farmers in SW China on "cotton exodus" (08-24-2006) First special trains for cotton pickers set off (08-18-2006) Chinese courts help migrant workers recover unpaid wages (08-09-2006) Migrant workers to get timely legal aid (07-26-2006) 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) Medical insurance regulation benefits migrant workers in Shenzhen (05-16-2006) All miners, construction workers to be insured (04-30-2006) Children of migrants to have same inoculation as urban peers (04-11-2006) Shenzhen launches pilot scheme to benefits migrant workers (04-03-2006) 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) Govt vows to safeguard migrant workers' rights (03-27-2006) Trade unions urged to protect rights of migrant workers (03-27-2006) Community health club set up for migrant workers in Hangzhou (03-26-2006) Cities expected to absorb 300m farmers (03-21-2006) New policy covers migrant workers (03-20-2006) Labor Law urged to revise for migrant workers (03-13-2006) Financially successful migrant workers aid in rural revival (03-10-2006) Migrant workers' families need aid (03-10-2006) Policy urged for kids of migrant workers (03-08-2006) Farmers hope for promising future (03-08-2006) Premier's commitments sow seeds of hope in migrant workers' hearts (03-07-2006) Children of migrant workers happy in urban schools (03-01-2006) Hainan special employment fair brings over 10,000 jobs to migrant workers (02-27-2006) Medical insurance covers 1.24m migrant workers in Shenzhen (02-26-2006) Guangzhou to ensure safe baby delivery for migrant mothers (02-26-2006) Occupational diseases haunt migrant workers (02-17-2006) Shanghai launches insurance program for migrants (02-16-2006) Migrant workers receive help from trade unionists (02-11-2006) Migrant workers see higher wages (02-14-2006) Migrant workers seek job in new year (02-07-2006) Migrant workers expect higher wages (02-06-2006) Chartered flight takes migrant workers home (01-23-2006) Migrant farmers put huge strain on trains (02-04-2006) Govt to safeguard interests of migrant workers (01-20-2006) Migrant workers gaining improved status (02-03-2006) 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