China's top agriculture policy over the past decade

Every year, China's central government issues a "No.1 Document" that outlines the top priority that officials in Beijing will focus on for the coming year. Since 2004, China’s No 1 Document has focused on agricultural issues. The year of 2014 is the 11th consecutive year that the No. 1 document focuses on rural issues. Let's take a look back at what has topped the government's agenda over the past decade.

-- 2004 to 2008.
Boost farmers' incomes
Improving the overall production capacity
Developing modern agriculture
New socialist countryside
Fortifying the foundation of agriculture

-- 2009
Sustained farmers' income increases
Global downturn hits agri.&rural dev't
Vows to avoid declining grain production

-- 2010
Coordinated development: urban&rural areas
Promises more investment, subsidies, fiscal&policy supports

-- 2011
Dev't of water conservancy
Improves at lagging water conservancy
Doubles annual spending on water conservancy
Builds flood control and drought relief systems by 2020

-- 2012
Innovation to strengthen supply
Technology plays key role
Promotes industrialization, urbanization,
agricultural modernization
Works hard to yield a good harvest

-- 2013
Vitality of rural growth
Large-scale farming
Ensures grain security and farm produce supplies
Accelerates transfer of rural land
Subsidizes to family farms&farmer's cooperatives