China to invest on land consolidation

时间：2007-06-21 08:06:37

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CHENGDU, June 20 (Xinhua) -- China will spend 20 billion yuan (2.6 billion U.S. dollars) on land consolidation1 this year, a senior official with the Ministry2 of Land and Resources (MLR) said on Wednesday.

 

Wang Shiyuan, vice3 minister of the MLR, said the doubling of fees on newly-added construction land had helped provide increased funding for land consolidation.

 

Land consolidation refers to the rational use of land, particularly to restructure agriculture. Parcels of land are consolidated4 to provide larger holdings. Land consolidation projects typically also include the construction of irrigation and drainage infrastructure5 to improve water management, the construction of new roads, land leveling, soil improvement measures, changes to land use and village renewal6.

 

China doubled the land use fee on new construction projects in November 2006 amid efforts to tighten7 land control and cool down investment in the real estate sector8.

 

China will strive to add 25 million mu (1.7 million hectares) of arable9 land through land consolidation by 2020, Wang said at a seminar held in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

 

Around 200 million mu (13.3 million hectares) has the potential to be converted to arable land through land consolidation, but more than half of this land is located in drought-hit northwestern regions and hard to cultivate, Wang noted10.

 

But he said that land consolidation projects were likely to be successful for at least 83 million mu (5.5 million hectares).

 

China is keen to retain no less than 1.8 billion mu (120 million hectares) of farmland to ensure food safety for its 1.3 billion population, he said.

 

This is critically important to China because massive urbanization and construction are swallowing up huge stretches of arable land, the deputy minister said.

 

China had managed to add 35.25 million mu (2.4 million hectares) of arable land between 1999 and 2006, of which 12.7 million mu came from land consolidation projects, Wang said.

 

He noted that, over the past seven years, the amount of newly-added arable land has proved to be greater than the land made available for construction projects.

 

Land consolidation was first initiated11 in Europe in the Middle Ages.

 
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1 consolidation 4YuyW     
n.合并,巩固
参考例句：
  • The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
  • The state ensures the consolidation and growth of the state economy. 国家保障国营经济的巩固和发展。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
2 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
3 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
参考例句：
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
4 consolidated dv3zqt     
a.联合的
参考例句：
  • With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
  • Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。
5 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
6 renewal UtZyW     
adj.(契约)延期，续订，更新，复活，重来
参考例句：
  • Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.她的合同秋天就应该续签了。
  • Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
7 tighten 9oYwI     
v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧
参考例句：
  • Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
  • Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。
8 sector yjczYn     
n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
参考例句：
  • The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
  • The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
9 arable vNuyi     
adj.可耕的，适合种植的
参考例句：
  • The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
  • Do you know how much arable land has been desolated?你知道什么每年有多少土地荒漠化吗？
10 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
11 initiated 9cd5622f36ab9090359c3cf3ca4ddda3     
n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入
参考例句：
  • He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
  • The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

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