农业是中国的重要产业。中国的农业产居世界首位,主要出产大米、小麦、土豆、花生、茶叶和棉花。尽管中国的可耕地(arableland)仅占世界的10%,但是中国却为世界上20%的人口提供粮食。由于中国是发展中国家且可耕地严重匮乏,中国的农业一直是劳动密集型(labor-intensive)。中国政府密切关注农业,加大投资力度,积极开展灌溉和水资源保护,以提髙农业生产的现代化水平,使得中国各类农产品的产品迅速增加。然而,由于人口众多,人均农产品产量很低。
AgricultureisanimportantindustryinChina.Chinaranksfirstinagriculturaloutputworldwide,primarilyproducingrice,wheat,potatoes,peanuts,tea,andcotton.Althoughaccountingforonly10percentofarablelandworldwide,Chinaproducesfoodfor20percentoftheworld'spopulation.DuetoChina'sstatusasadevelopingcountryanditssevereshortageofarableland,farminginChinahasalwaysbeenthelabor-intensiveindustry.Chinesegovernmenthasbeenpayingcloseattentiontoagriculture,increasingtheinvestmentandactivelycarryingoutirrigationandwaterconservancytoimprovethemodernizationofagriculturalproduction,whichleadstoahighgrowthrateinChina'soutputofvariousagriculturalproducts.However,duetothelargepopulation,theamountoftheagriculturalproductspercapitaissmall.