The Hidden Peril of Dramatic Reduction of Arable Land and Removal Suggestions

Western Development is the significant strategic decision made by the Party's Third Generation Leading Group in the new century. Yet, the initiation of Western Development Projects will surely influence the arable lands in the western areas where the arable land situation is already not optimistic. Based on large quantity of data, this paper makes an analysis of reduction of arable lands that may happen during the development, and proposes some suggestions of removing hidden perils caused by the sharp reduction of arable lands.