Current State and Prospects

Current state and prospects for the Chinese agricultural economy will be described at provincial and for some aspects at county level. Prospects will pay ample attention to driving forces, including:

• Economic growth (outside of agriculture)
• Demography and migration
• Institutional setting and domestic policy changes
• Technological progress
• State of the environment, including water and land resources
• Opening up to trade (WTO and bilateral agreements with EU and others)

Responsible for this page: Elisabeth Kawczynski
Last updated: 16 Oct 2009