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China to launch agricultural census

BEIJING: China launched a month-long promotion campaign on Saturday for its second agricultural census, the world's largest.

The census provides the foundation for improving the country's rural policies, said Xie Fuzhan, head of the National Bureau of Statistics, at the launch ceremony.

The national investigation will last from January 1 next year to the end of April, covering more than 200 million rural households and employing over 7 million investigators.

Information will be collected mainly through on-the-spot inquiries about agricultural production, employment, migration, environmental conditions, use of land, fixed-asset investment and quality of life in rural areas.

The promotion campaign is designed to make people understand the significance of the census and fully cooperate with the investigation, said Mr. Xie.

China carried out the first agricultural census in 1996.

Since then, the Chinese Government has adopted a series of policies to protect farmer's interests, including abolishing agricultural taxes and providing subsidies. — Xinhua

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