Lianghui Quotes 2012/3/9

"Farmers now make very little money from raising crops, and they have less incentives to farm. In order to promote the agricultural industry, food prices should be raised significantly, by at least 20 percent. " Yuan Hanmin, Vice-Chairman of Ningxia CPPCC and agricultural expert

Several days ago, Chinese farming expert and educator Yuan Rongping, known for pioneering the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, also appealed to the government for increasing food prices. China's total wheat land use decreased by 20 percent since 1998, from 29.8 million hectares in 1998 to 23.6 million hectares, according to Yuan.