Full Citation: Lichtenberg, E. and Ding, C., “Assessing farmland protection policy in China,” 25(1) LAND USE POLICY 59 (2008).
Assessing Farmland Protection Policy in China
ABSTRACT: The government of China targeted conversion of farmland to industrial and residential uses, especially in the most productive agricultural regions, as the chief threat to the nation’s continued capacity to produce adequate levels of staple cereals. In response, it has introduced a number of measures aimed at protecting farmland, especially farmland with the greatest