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   Education & Medicare China establishes 30,000 rural libraries (06-14-2007) Subsidy to cover more aged rural parents (02-11-2007) Money from central coffers to buy textbooks for rural students (02-08-2007) Social security coverage extended to landless farmers (12-29-2006) S&T education boost for farmers next year (12-20-2006) Rural technology "Spark Program" covers over 90% counties (10-15-2006) New medical system welcomed by farmers (09-27-2006) 200,000 bookstores to be set up for farmers by 2010 (09-14-2006) Farmers gain access to innovative technologies to boost incomes (09-13-2006) Rural life insurance rules to be tightened (09-07-2006) Zhejiang: schools reopen after typhoon (09-05-2006) Free IT training for rural youngsters (09-05-2006) Law to ensure migrant workers' children of education right (08-31-2006) China spends 600m USD on free education for rural students (08-25-2006) Shanghai: urban teachers on mission to counties (08-25-2006) Reward set for spreading popular science among farmers (08-21-2006) 4 bln yuan for poor secondary vocational education students (08-18-2006) Hotline to help poor students go to college (08-16-2006) State grants $99m to poor students per year (08-17-2006) Broadband helps connect remote villages (08-01-2006) China, U.S. cooperate to train rural teachers (07-26-2006) China spends 9b yuan on rural boarding schools (06-12-2006) China to spend 40 bln yuan to improve rural drinking water (06-05-2006) Only teacher of a rural school (05-26-2006) Tibetan boarding school in Gansu (05-12-2006) Govt funds $900m for rural students' tuition (04-26-2006) 6,500 university graduates heading west as volunteers (04-18-2006) Pupils in Shanxi mountainous regions (04-07-2006) Project to give farmers more fitness choices (04-04-2006) Foundation established to help poor students (03-31-2006) New medicare system to insure farmer's health (03-30-2006) Program grants education to impoverished rural girls (03-12-2006) China to improve medical care system for farmers (03-10-2006) China inspires urban teachers to work for rural schools (03-07-2006) College students act as trainee officials in Beijing's rural areas (03-07-2006) China offers free education to rural children (03-07-2006) China inspires urban teachers to work for rural schools (03-07-2006) Rural children to enjoy quality education (03-08-2006) More farmers to pay less for medicare, education (03-07-2006) China provides better medical service for farmers (03-05-2006) China pledges elimination of rural compulsory education charges in 2 years (03-05-2006) Program specified on rural medicare system (03-02-2006) Rural students in Xinjiang benefit from two exemptions, one subsidy policy (03-01-2006) Literacy classes change farmers' fate (02-23-2006) China to improve rural medical service with big spending (02-23-2006) China to improve medical care for farmers (02-21-2006) Dropouts return to school (02-22-2006) China-Japan pension project launched in rural areas (02-16-2006) Rural school teachers to enjoy better conditions (02-15-2006) Free textbooks provided for needy students (02-14-2006) 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