Another serious problem that hat Jdeveloped in China during the year is concerned with the decline agricultural conditions. The principal causes are as follows:—The districts affected by the recent extensive floods and the ies of communists Yemained largely rated.
Owing to the fall in the price of agricultural products, to which reference has already been made, the farmers" remuneration even for 8 favourable "harvest "is scarcely sufficient to cover their expenses.
The adverse conditions affect ing' cocoon rearing, combined with the falling-off in world demand for silk, have greatly decreased the income of farmers in' the silk [producing districts.
'The area of cultivated land inundated by the floods in 1981 was about 255,000,000 mow. Much jof this land had' still' not been. restored to normal conditions last addition, two-thirds jangsi Province were still under communist rule, while Easter! Hupeh and Northern Anhwei had
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