China’s No.1 Central Document of 2016 Laying down Several Opinions on Carrying out New Concept of Development and Speeding up Agricultural Modernization to Realize the Goal of Moderately Prosperous Society.

Subject: Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Environment gen., Food & nutrition
Keyword: Agricultural development Sustainable development Sustainable use Rural employment Research Ecological production/organic production Farming Internal trade International trade Inspection Processing/handling Fiscal and market measures Financial agricultural measures Subsidy/incentive Business/industry/corporations Land tenure Poverty Social protection Capacity building Disasters Risk assessment/management Financing Flood Forest fires Water shortage/drought Governance Institution Monitoring Local government Food quality control/food safety Food security Gender GMO Residues Animal health Animal production
Geographical area: Asia, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific

Abstract: China’s "No. 1 Central Document" is the first policy document jointly released every year by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, for the most important policy theme. Agriculture, rural community and farmer related issues are the topic of 2016 China’s No. 1 Central Document, for the purpose of applying innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development concept in the rural sector to make the process more efficient, inclusive and environment-friendly. The main goal is to make marked progress in agriculture by 2020 to achieve moderate prosperity in rural areas.
Full text: Chinese
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