Currently, China ranks the top in the world in producing Rice, potatoes and wheat. China has a variety of crops and a range of different fruits, flowers and vegetables. It also boasts of animal farming since it has a lot different breeds of the same. This has been possible because the climate of China is favorable. The climate is varied of rainfall and temperate and zones but during winter it becomes cold and dry and in summer it is hot and rainy (King, 2000). It has also been made possible because of the cooperation of the farmers with the government. The government liberalized the market and the pricing of the agricultural produce. Due to the increasing population and the decreasing of the arable land, farming has been one of the top most agenda of china government. All the efforts have been geared toward increasing agricultural efficiency and making the country be able to feed her people. Through the efforts of the government, farmers get better pesticides and better animal breeds (Jin et al, 2003). The production of plant products has increased and also the animal products has increased. The rate of fish production has also greatly improved over the past decade.
Among the policies the government of China has formulated the subsidy system that enables the farmers to obtain their farm inputs at a subsidized price. The subsidy system also covers the land machinery. The government realized that through this system the farmers' morale is improved and they are motivated to do farming. The government also markets the products of the farmers both within the country and internationally. It has also invested heavily in technology. It has been on the forefront investing in the change of agricultural chains. Latest innovations in the agricultural industry has been implemented in China e.g. irrigation has made it possible for crops to be planted even during the dry seasons (Johnson, 1995). The research done on crop and animal diseases has been improved because it is done using modern technology. The Chinese government has also invested in infrastructure that enables the farmers' crops to reach the market faster. The roads and airports ensure that the product is available to the targeted consumer in time. This was after China was included in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the early in the early 2000`s which made the tariffs to be down on the agricultural industry exports. The current GDP growth rate has been slower because of the implementation but it has steadily risen from 7% to 10% between the year 2008 and year 2011 (Chen & Duncan, 2008). Most of the government revenue is earned from agriculture and this has helped the government to perform its functions smoothly. For this reason the Chinese government continues to invest heavily in agriculture
Dutch investors also practice agriculture. Most of the land in the Netherlands is used for farming. Agriculture provides employment to most of the Dutch people. They do crop and animal farming but they concentrate on horticulture (Brant, 1989). They have to import cookies because they do not involve themselves much in grain farming.
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