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BEIJING, Feb. 1 -- China's central authorities on Wednesday said the
nation will continue to step up investment and subsidies for
agriculture this year in order to stabilize grain production.
A document publicized Wednesday by the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council, or China's
cabinet, said that the country will continue to expand its fiscal
budget for agriculture in 2012 and direct more of the country's
fixed-asset investment toward the sector.
The document also said the country will boost investment in
agricultural science and technology. It said the government should
play a leading role in investment for agricultural science and
ensure that the investment will create "significantly" faster growth
compared to fiscal revenues.
The country will also offer more subsidies for major grain-producing
areas and farming cooperatives, with direct subsidies for farmers to
be increased, the document said.
It said the country would further improve the output capacity of
China's 800 major grain-producing counties and support the building
of production bases for vegetables, cotton, edible oil crops, and
sugar.
Government data showed China's grain output rose to a record high of
571.21 million tonnes in 2011. The figure represented a year-on-year
increase of 4.5 percent and marked the eighth consecutive year of
growth for the country's grain output.
However, the document warned the Party should remain clear-minded
despite the achievements as the current severe and complicated
situation of the world economy and the impact of climate change pose
risks and uncertainties to the nation's agricultural development.
Meanwhile, the shortage of arable land and fresh water present
challenges to the sector, the document said.
According to the government paper, efforts will be further made to
stabilize the raising of live pigs, as a scarcity of pork last year
pushed up inflation.
The country will encourage banks to step up lending to the rural
regions and support commercial banks to set up township outlets. It
will continue to support micro-credit businesses to farmers while
encouraging banks and rural credit cooperatives to extend more
credit to small and micro-sized firms in the counties.
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