August 27, 2012

 

 

China's agricultural productivity and the livelihood of the rural population have improved over the past 10 years.

 

Since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in late 2002, the government has taken a raft of measures to strengthen the agricultural sector and bring benefits to farmers, the report said.

 

Total grain output surged from 114.15 million tonnes in 2002 to 571.21 million tonnes in 2011, representing an annual growth of 25%.

 

Grain output has increased for eight consecutive years since 2004.

 

Net income per capita of rural residents rose by 180% from 2002 to US$1,102.12 in 2011, achieving an annual growth rate of 8.1%.

 

By the end of 2011, the total length of rural roads, including highways in counties and townships and cement-covered roads in villages, reached 3.56 million kilometres, up 170% from 2002.

 

The rural road network connected 99.97% of all townships and 99.38% of all villages in China by 2011.

 

Average residential area of rural residents rose 36.6% from 2002 to 36.2 square metres in 2011.

 

A total of 832 million people, or 97.5% of all rural residents were covered by China's rural cooperative medical care system by 2011.

 

China's system of subsistence allowances for rural residents covered 53.14 million people and 26.63 households by the end of 2011.