Socialised Agricultural Services

Why this theme matters

Addressing “who will farm the land and how,” the system connects smallholders to modern agriculture through farmland trusteeship, integrated plant protection, and drying and storage. The target is to exceed 400 million mu-instances of service by the end of the 15th Five-Year period.

Which institutions / websites to watch

Provincial agricultural-service companiesServices-for-Agriculture CentresService entities under the coop groups

Which indicators or signals to track

  • Area under trusteeship and mu-instances of service
  • Number of Services-for-Agriculture Centres
  • Central-government fiscal pilots for socialised services
  • Emergency harvesting-and-drying capacity

Representative case

Hebei's 7.29 million mu under trusteeship; Henan's 932 Services-for-Agriculture Centres; emergency harvesting and drying in the Huang-Huai-Hai region

International comparative perspective

Farmland trusteeship is a China-style scaled service model, distinct from member-operated cooperatives elsewhere.

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