Higher state purchase prices improved incentives and rural incomes after years in which agricultural surpluses had been mobilized to support industry. The change mattered alongside household...
By 1981 household responsibility arrangements spread from village experiments in Anhui and Sichuan. Families received use rights and production obligations, met state quotas, then retained or sold...
Agricultural procurement was reorganized so that more products could be traded through negotiated contracts and markets. Farmers gained more choice and price responsiveness, while grain and...
The central government announced direct subsidies and tax relief for grain production as part of a new rural policy. The shift redirected some public support toward farmers after decades of...
