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   Poverty Reduction Govt decides to subsidize all rural poor (05-24-2007) Subsidy to cover more aged rural parents (02-11-2007) Money from central coffers to buy textbooks for rural students (02-08-2007) China plans to expand rural road network (01-03-2007) Comprehensive capacity for grain production upgrade notable (09-12-2006) 4 bln yuan for poor secondary vocational education students (08-18-2006) Premier Wen calls for protection of farmers' incomes (07-16-2006) More lending to support building of new socialist countryside (07-11-2006) Investment in farming increased to $37 bln (06-27-2006) World Bank tests new approach to poverty reduction in China (06-02-2006) IFAD launches new strategy on rural poverty relief in China (06-01-2006) China starts new poverty reduction program with int'l NGOs (06-01-2006) Anti-poverty project improves village life in Northwest (05-29-2006) Top advisor encourages private entrepreneurs to help poverty reduction (05-25-2006) Senior official urges more aid for farmers (05-16-2006) Fujian: tea planting enriches farmers (05-08-2006) Central govt to invest US$75m for farmers' training (04-29-2006) Premier Wen voices concerns for farmers (04-25-2006) Premier Wen hears farmers' concerns (03-20-2006) Premier Wen stresses building new socialist countryside (03-14-2006) China to lift 23.65m people out of poverty in 5 years (04-18-2006) Guizhou to eliminate poverty in next five years (04-02-2006) Poverty-relief program still long way to go: official (04-02-2006) 23m in rural areas cannot afford food, clothes (03-29-2006) China allocates $587m in subsidies for spring farming (03-07-2006) Chinese farmers' income surging in 2005 (02-26-2006) WB-financed poverty relief program starts in Guangxi (02-22-2006) Hubei reports reduction in poverty (02-18-2006) China may eradicate poverty by 2050: report (02-08-2006) China to invest more in rural areas in 2006 (02-05-2006) Rules on support for rural helpless published (01-26-2006) Officials asked to care for people in difficulty (01-25-2006) MOFCOM's report on its rural project in 2005 (01-10-2006) Legislature abolishes agricultural tax (12-29-2005) China abolishes agricultural tax ahead of schedule (01-28-2006) Agricultural tax overhaul implemented as expected: survey (12-31-2005) NPC abolishes agricultural tax (12-29-2005) Rural teachers grappling with poverty (12-27-2005) China mulls scrapping agricultural tax (12-25-2005) China to scrap agricultural tax: minister (12-20-2005) "Farewell poverty!" (12-09-2005) More efforts to boost rural development (12-03-2005) Hui Liangyu calls for effort to alleviate rural poverty (10-28-2005) State Council announces poverty-easing tasks (10-27-2005) Govt renews tasks for poverty eradication (10-19-2005) The Development-oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China (2001) (07-27-2005) 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