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SUMMARY OF THE REPORT OF
THE CHINA - UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL MISSION
The great importance of a well balanced and progressive
agricultural program to the well being of the nation is evident.
The people of China depend on agriculture for materials from
which come, in whole or in part, the nation's food, clothing,
fuel, and shelter. Whatever affects directly the welfare of
agriculture and the seventy-five percent of China's population
engaged therein, affects the welfare of every one of her citizens.
The Mission believes that a sound and comprehensive program in
agriculture, that will bring substantial improvement in the
living conditions of rural people, will contribute materially to
a fundamental solution of present internal problems.
The development of industry is contingent upon a simultaneous
development of agriculture. In fact, both must progress together.
The greatest potential market for China's manufactured goods is its
own large rural population, which can buy these goods only after it
possesses a larger purchasing power. An industrial development also
will require the acquisition of machines and tools from abroad which
must be purchased with foreign exchange. Around seventy percent of
the value of China's total export before the war came from agri-
cultural commodities. Therefore, agriculture is the most important
source for obtaining the necessary foreign exchange to develop
China's industry. Anything which can be done to promote the
production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products
for export will aid in the further development of industry and
serve the general public welfare.
This Mission is agreed that much can be done to accomplish
these things. From observation made during its travels in the
fourteen provinces, it is fully convinced that agricultural pro-
duction in China can be greatly increased by the application of
modern scientific knowledge to the improvement of soils, crops,
livestock, and farm equipment. It also believes that the income
of farmers can be greatly enhanced and the present poverty of many
rural communities reduced by improvements in land tenancy, farm
credit, and agricultural marketing.
AND
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