Progress in two provinces

Henan province

Statistics from Henan's agriculture department show that by the end of November, the rights to some 188 hectares - 29 percent of the arable land in the province - had been transferred. The province has 65,000 farming cooperatives and more than 15,500 independent producers with large production volumes.

A recent survey of farmers conducted by the local authorities showed that the high-volume producers have played a key role in increasing grain output and stated that, under the same conditions and using the same technology, the production cost per mu (0.067 hectares) for high-volume producers is 278 yuan lower than that of individual farmers. Their revenue from the harvest is also higher.