China to spend 26 billion yuan to register rights ahead of rural reforms |...
China will spend about 26 billion yuan (HK$33 billion) to help identify and register the contractual rights over the nation’s arable land to pave the way for rural reforms. More than 200 million rural...
View ArticleIndian Slowdown Chains Millions to the Farm – India Real Time – WSJ
India’s economic slowdown is changing the future of millions of unskilled workers, chaining them to low-wage farm work. After a sharp decline during India’s boom years, the number of people working on...
View Article* China’s taste for pork serves up a pollution problem
This is but an indication of what is going to happen when billions of poor people become affluent enough to want the things that affluent Westerners take for granted. The Guardian: “Fan Jianjun points...
View Article* China turns to machines as farmers seek fresh fields
Unless China solves the agricultural productivity soon, it will become a global rather than a Chinese problem. Reuters: “China needs to replace millions of workers who have quit farms for cities, but...
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