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According to recent
land-use statistics from the Chinese State Land Administration the major reasons for the
loss of cropland in China where (in descending order of relevance): (1) Conversion to
horticulture land, (2) reforrestation, (3) all kinds of construction (roads, settlements,
mining, etc.) and (4) disasters (mainly flooding). (See also our detailed tables in the Data section). |
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Agricultural
restructuring is the major reason for loss of cropland in China. Between 1988 and 1995
Chinese farmers converted some 1.2 million hectares of cropland into horticulture. Almost
970 thousand hectares of cultivated land where converted into forest. |
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All kinds of
construction activities (cities, towns, infrastructure, mining) diminished the cultivated
land by 980 thousand hectares. |
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Among the
environmental factors, flooding is by far the most important factor for the loss of
cropland. Between 1988 and 1995 China lost some 850 thousand hectares because of natural
disasters. |
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Revision 2.0 (First revision published in 1999)
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