Zhejiang is an area noted for its high-yield agriculture, flourishing township
enterprises and important bases for aquaculture. In 1998, the total output
value of crop plantings, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery came to 100
billion yuan, and that of township enterprises came to 1,000 billion yuan.
Towns and townships, each having a total output value of 100million yuan,
accounted for two thirds the provincial total. The average per capita annual
net income in rural areas ranked third in China. 24 percent of rural households
have washing machines, 32percent have refrigerators, and 17 percent have motorcycles.
There is more than one TV set per rural household.
Zhejiang has well developed farming, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery,
and has a liberal supply of farm produce. In recent yiars, in the iptimization
of agricultural production structure, the province has not only maintained
the advantages of a complete range of product sectors, but also made satisfactory
progress in the comprehensive development of agriculture. At the moment, all
sorts of farm produce bases totaling 600,000 ha have been set up . The quantity
and quality of edible oils, tea, bamboo and timber, aquatic products, commercial
flowers and plants, and edible mushrooms have been improved. In 1998, the
total output of grain reached 14.532millions, that of rape seed reached 321,000tons,
and that of silkworm cocoons reached 104,300tons. The output volume and of
export volume of tea both led the county. As China's key base for aquaculture,
Zhejiang's output of aquatic products came to 4.227million tons, an increase
of 11.9 percent over the previous year. The annual output of pork, beef and
mutton reached 845,000 tons, and 317,000 tons of eggs were produced, both
being increases over the previous year. There were liberal supplies of the
products of crop planting, animal husbandry and fishery. In 1998, forestry
production had made big progress, as forests of over 41,200 ha were planted
and timber of 130million cu was stored.
The township industry has tremendous strength, and the architectural industry,
transportation, commerce and catering trade are thriving. Through the developments
in the past two decades, township enterprise have been started all over the
rural areas in the province, and 781 of them have become national large and
medium-sized enterprise. Textiles, clothing and leather enterprises are leading
the province's towmship industry, and their combined output value accounts
for one-fourth of the total output value of township industry. In 1998, the
added value of the province's township industry came to 170 billion yuan.
Meanwhile, the province's rural architectural industry developed quickly,
and a number of township architectural enterprises were listed as the national
first-level construction enterprise. They came to the municipalities one after
another undertaking contracted key projects. The transportation, commerce
and catering trades were prosperous and played an important role in the circulation
of commodities. At the moment, the province's township enterprises have recruited
36 percent of the total rural labor force, and three-quarters of the increase
in the province's industrial output value came from township enterprises.
In 1998, the province's township enterprises let the way in the payment of
revenues, in the earning of gross profits and in the value of exports delivered.
The establishment of rural mini-towns has made great strides. In the province,
the area of a township seat under its county seat averages two sq km, and
the population averages 5,000 people. A number of centralized towns with over
50,000 inhabitants each have emerged.
Manufacturing conditions continue to be improved, and the management situation
of industrialization is favorable. The province has never been slack in the
basic cinstruction of water conservancy works, and in recent years, a sustained
increase of investment into agricultural machinery ensures the steady development
of agricultural production. In 1998, 300 and 140 km standard protection dikes
along the sea and rivers respectively were built. At the moment, the available
irrigated area of farmland has reached 1.38million ha, and the area which
can ensure stable yield despite drought or excessive rain has reached one
million ha, accounting for 86 percent and 62 percent respectively of the total
area of cultivated land. Mechanization or semi-mechanization has been almost
completely accomplished in the areas of cultivation, irrigation and drainage,
processing and transportation. The province has made new progress in the industrialized
management of agriculture. At present, the rate of unified supply of fine-quality
grain seeds in the province's rural areas has reached 38.8 percent. 1,025
agricultural zones with an area of nearly 50,000 ha have been set up. In the
province there are over 5,000 guiding enterprises of agriculture, and over
4,000 markets of farm produce. There is a favorable industrialized tendency
of vegetables, forestry, fruits, animal husbandry and aquaculture.
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