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Interview: Arable efficiency VS Real estate development; Boosting efficiency and productivity

2010-03-11 08:25 BJT

Special Report: 2010 NPC & CPPCC Sessions |

For more insight on China's agricultural policies, Dr. Gao Zhikai joins us again.

Q1: Arable efficiency VS Real estate development

A senior agriculture official says China has reached grain production targets for the sixth year in a row. But he also mentioned a looming danger, the amount of the country's arable land is shrinking, due to real estate expansion. How should China tackle this problem?

Q2: Boosting efficiency and productivity

Dr. Gao, you lived in the United States and travelled around the world. What should China learn from developed countries in terms of industrializing and improving the efficiency of agricultural production?

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Editor: Liu Anqi | Source: CCTV.com