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China’s Agriculture Reform and Rural Development Fang Yan Department of Agricultural Economy National Development and Reform Commission Institutional Reform: The Transformation of China’s Rural Economic System • Established a new rural economic system framework that can meet the demand of the socialist market economy Abolished the People’s Commune System, adopted Household Responsibility System, Land Contract, which has greatly liberalized productivity in the countryside. Abolished the traditional state monopoly for purchase and marketing of agricultural products, opened the market of grain purchase and marketing, encourage diversified farming in rural areas. 2 Institutional Reform: Break the Dualistic Economic Structure between the City and Countryside Institutional Reform: • Establish a uniform labor market for both the city and countryside －－New Rural labor currently works in cities • Remove the institutional obstacles for economic development －－Land Expropriation System 、Hukou (household registration) System Gradually open up the traditionally closed countryside, speed up the harmonization between urban and rural areas. 3 Agriculture Supports the Fast Development of National Economy 60000 China is the biggest Grain 10K Ton producer of grain, 50000 Meat 10K Ton cotton, cooking oil, 40000 Poultry Egg ,Aquatic 30000 products, fruit, and