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Agriculture in 2002
Statistical Communiqu└ of People's Republic of China on the
2002 National Economic and Social Development issued by National Bureau of
Statistics shows that structural adjustment for crop production in the
agriculture sector continued in 2002.
In line with changes in the market,
the area of grain cultivation was 103.99 million hectares, a decrease of 2.09
million hectares as compared with that in the previous year, and the area of
cotton cultivation was 4.18 million hectares, a decrease of 630,000 hectares.
The area of oil-bearing crops rose by 240,000 hectares to reach 14.87 million
hectares, that of sugar crops increased by 150,000 hectares to reach 1.80
million hectares, and that for vegetables rose by 880,000 hectares to reach
17.28 million hectares.
Output of Major Farm Products
| Item |
Output
(10,000 tons) |
Increase
over
2001 (%) |
| Grain |
45711 |
1.0 |
| Summer crops |
9877 |
-2.9 |
| Early rice |
3025 |
-11.0 |
| Autumn crops |
32809 |
3.5 |
| Oil-bearing crops |
2900 |
1.2 |
| Peanuts |
1495 |
3.7 |
| Rapeseed |
1053 |
-7.1 |
| Cotton |
492 |
-7.5 |
| Sugar crops |
10151 |
17.3 |
| Sugarcane |
8883 |
17.4 |
| Beetroot |
1268 |
16.4 |
| Cured tobacco |
213 |
3.9 |
| Tea |
74 |
5.7 |
| Fruits |
6809 |
2.3 |
The production of major farm crops increased, including grain, oil-bearing
crops and sugar crops. The output of vegetables continued to grow with better
variety and quality, while the production of cotton decreased due to significant
reduction in the cultivation acreage. The total output of grain in 2002 was
457.11 million tons, up by 1 percent over the previous year.
Steady
progress was seen in animal husbandry and fishery. The total output of meat for
the year reached 65.9 million tons, up by 4 percent. The total output of aquatic
products was 45.13 million tons, up by 3 percent.
Forestry and water
conservancy made new progress. The total afforested area in 2002 was 7.47
million hectares, up by 51 percent. Of this total, the afforested area through
"grain for green" projects was 5.4 million hectares. A total 3,576 km of main
embankment along the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River and 982 km of
embankment along the lower reaches of the Yellow River were reinforced and came
up to anti-flood standards. Over 900,000 hectares of land were converted into
farmland with effective irrigation system, another 1.4 million hectares of land
were guaranteed by water saving irrigation system. Comprehensive land recovery
program was applied to over 4 million hectares of once eroded areas.
(Information source: Beijing
Review)
2003/03/20 |
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