China
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Agriculture represented 70% of the employment at the beginning of Deng Xiaoping's reforms in 1978. In twenty years, the rate dropped to reach 50%. The return to family concern, conveyance, liberalization of productions and prices favored productivity earnings of a 4% a year.
Today, the agricultural workforce is still in surplus and estimated at about 100 million individuals.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
1 320 892
Agricultural population
849 417
Non agricultural population
471 474
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
552 550 000
Irrigated surface area
54 596 000
Number of farms
n.c.
Number of tractors
995 421
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Rice paddy | 182042 | 46685 | 3899 |
| Maize | 139510 | 45407 | 3072 |
| Sweet potatoes | 100176 | 9104 | 11003 |
| Wheat | 97445 | 44793 | 2175 |
| Sugar cane | 87768 | 1361 | 64497 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 4360243 |
| Ducks | 725018 |
| Pigs | 488810 |
| Geese and guinea fowls | 267819 |
| Rabbits and hares | 198035 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| 15 877 685 | 10 447 039 | 19 735 982 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT