Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has urged agriculture officials to
begin preparations for the country's second agriculture survey.
"The agriculture survey is a complicated and challenging task.
It is not only a fundamental work to push forward the building of a
new countryside, but also an effective way of giving an account of
national potential and general situation," Hui said at the second
national agriculture survey meeting in Beijing.
The survey, to start on December 31, will focus on employment in
primary industry, the number of migrant workers, land use, the
rural environment, village committee officials, fixed asset
investment in rural areas and rural living standards.
Hui said it would help the central and local governments
understand more comprehensively problems and contradictions in
rural areas and identify scientific and effective solutions for
building the new socialist countryside.
The first survey was conducted in 1997 and surveys are scheduled
every 10 years.
Hui said the organization, funding, training, and promotion
should be in place as soon as possible and all departments should
ensure effective coordination and communication.
(Xinhua News Agency September 1, 2006)