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For millennia, agriculture has played an important role in the Chinese economy and society. By the time the People's Republic of China was established in 1949, virtually all arable land was under cultivation; irrigation and drainage systems constructed centuries earlier and intensive farming practices already produced relatively high yields.
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Agriculture began almost 10,000 years ago in several regions of modern-day China. [13] The earliest domesticated crops were millet in the north and rice in the south. [14] [15] Some Neolithic cultures produced textiles with hand-operated spindle-whorls as early as 5000 BCE. [16]
Agriculture in China developed gradually, with initial domestication of a few grains and animals gradually expanding with the addition of many others over subsequent millennia. [9] The earliest evidence of cultivated rice, found by the Yangtze River, was carbon-dated to 8,000 years ago. [ 10 ]
Pages in category "History of agriculture in China" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
China's Rural Reform (also called Agricultural Reform) was one of the multiple Chinese reforms implemented in China in 1978. The reforms were initiated by Deng Xiaoping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party at the time. The reform in the agricultural sector was the first to be introduced which resulted in China meeting 4 objectives :
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's agriculture minister is being investigated for suspected violations of law and discipline, the country's anti-graft watchdog said on Saturday. Tang Renjian, 61, is under ...
History of agriculture in China (12 P) Horticulture in China (1 C, 1 P) I. Irrigation in China (9 P) M. Ministers of agriculture of the People's Republic of China (12 P)