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For seven consecutive years, the No.1 Document has been dedicated to rural issues—to be specific, agriculture, farmers and the rural area. The importance and difficulties of these issues are self-evident

Farmers' No.1 Concern

Rural residents anticipate the impact of the No.1 Document on China's countryside in 2010

Embracing Urbanization

Challenges and opportunities are prevalent for Chinese farmers wanting to move to the city

Rural Imperatives

The No.1 Document outlines plan for agricultural efforts

Expert's View

Forging Rural Prosperity

Chen Xiwen, Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group

Modern Agriculture Benefits China

Tang Renjian, Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group

Fostering Rural Entrepreneurs

Zheng Fengtian, Deputy Director of the School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development at Renmin University of China

Buoying Rural Demands

Zhang Xiaoshan, Director of the Rural Development Institute under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Farmers' Income Is Key

Han Jun, Director of the Research Department of Rural Economy of the Development Research Center under the State Council

Major Support Measures of the No.1 Document

1. Strengthen state support to agriculture and provide more social
resources for rural residents

2. Accelerate the development of modern agriculture

3. Improve the livelihood of farmers and bridge the urban-rural gap

4. Deepen social system reforms of the countryside

5. Consolidate social management at grass-roots levels

Statistics for Agriculture, Farmers And the Rural Area in China

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Agricultural output value (trillion yuan)

2.07

2.27

2.47

2.89

3.40

3.54

Grain output (million tons)

469

484

498

501

528

530

Rural investments in fixed-assets (trillion yuan)

1.14

1.35

1.64

1.98

2.41

3.07

Per-capita annual net income for farmers (yuan)

2936

3255

3587

4140

4761

5153
(Source: National Bureau of Statistics)

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