The country's rural reform has accelerated, with more detailed and far-reaching plans expected to be rolled out this week.
When Zhan Anxiang bought an apartment in his county seat in East China this year he became entitled to a non-agricultural "hukou", but has no interest in a change.
China's top agriculture official on Friday called for "comprehensive understanding" of the land reform package outlined.
A pilot program was launched in some parts of Anhui and a number of other provinces that allowed farmers to swap, rent out or subcontract work on their land.
Wang Fuming spends 8 hours every day with cockroaches — millions of them. He even dines on them, fried, in the belief they can cure his stomach disease.
China aims to cultivate 800 million mu (53.33 million hectares) of high-standard farmland by 2020, said an economic planning official on Tuesday.
Urbanization reform is expected to give rural residents the chance to benefit more from China's development, said Chen Xiwen, a senior rural planner.
Commercial manufacture of cellulosic bioethanol from agricultural residue is expected to be given further impetus.
Premier Li Keqiang said China will make a new effort in agricultural modernization by promoting large-scale planting and better services to the farmers.
Farmers can hardly benefit from the transfer of land ownership, which leads to frequent collision between farmers and local governments.
With urbanization and industrialization increasing in recent years, the amount of arable land area is shrinking in Henan.
The number of China's village banks reached 1,000 on Sunday, boosting their local economies with loans and financial support.
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