摘要
More population and less available arable land are the basic situations in China during the current period. Premier Wen Jiabao stressed in the Report on the Work of the Government that we must hold the bottom line of 1.8-billion mu arable land. During the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the issue concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers is one of the focuses in discussion. In the morning of March 6, a press conference on 'developing modern
More population and less available arable land are the basic situations in China during the current period. Premier Wen Jiabao stressed in the Report on the Work of the Government that we must hold the bottom line of 1.8-billion mu arable land. During the annual sessions of the National People＇s Congress （NPC） and Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC）, the issue concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers is one of the focuses in discussion. In the morning of March 6, a press conference on ＂developing modern agriculture and promoting the construction of new socialist countryside＂ was held by the 5^th session of the 10^th National Committee of CPPCC in the Great Hall of the People, and Mr. Chen Yaobang, Zhang Baowen, Lin Yifu and Wang Zhibao, members of CPPCC＇s National Committee, answered the questions raised by the journalists.
