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Parched land

...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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24 Mar 09 visit Yunnan's Redlands  »  China Expat   One of Santan's more impressive falls           Granted, China is effectively positioning itself as the new land of abundance and prosperity, but cripes is it parched. Deriving 99% of its moisture from expectoration,...
13 Feb 09 visit Moderate rain relief to parched land  »  People's Daily Mild rainfall brought some relief to farmers in the country's drought-hit areas yesterday, with Beijing too getting its share. The rain could push down the unusually high temperatures in North China by 4C to 6C today, the National Meteorological Center...
13 Feb 09 visit China's grain security sound amid north China drought: official  »  People's Daily China's wheat supply and grain safety will not be influenced by the worst dry spell in 50 years that has parched more than 40 percent of the nation's total wheat land, an agricultural minister said Thursday. The country had enough grain reserves...
10 Sep 08 visit China issues "land for land" policy to guarantee arable land area  »  People's Daily China's land authority has asked local governments to replenish the same amount of arable land first before existing arable land is allocated for non-farming purposes. The policy takes effect from 2009. The only exceptions are major projects of...
30 May 08 visit Crackdown on land use  »  Shanghai Daily AS instances of illegal land occupation remain common, China has published a new statute in an attempt to ensure the proper use of 121 million hectares of arable land. In recent years, such land has been illegally...

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