Saturday, April 14, 2007

China farmland shrinks to 0.3 percent

China's farmland shrinks to near warning level (AFP)

Chinese farmers harvest vegetables on farmland that will soon become a residential property development on Chongming Island near Shanghai in March 2007. China's farmland shrank 0.3 percent in the year to 2006, putting it just above the warning level set by the government, state press reported Friday.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - China's farmland shrank 0.3 percent in the year to 2006, putting it just above the warning level set by the government, state press reported Friday.


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