It is clear that China's new administration continues to consider the nation's agricultural development and reform to be its top priority as adjustments in policies are considered to address a number of issues. China Calls for Transforming Agricultural Development Model China's leaders and senior officials recently concluded the three-day Central Economic Work Conference, a crucial meeting that set the tone for 2015 economic policies. Transformation of the agricultural development model and accelerating agricultural reform were conference highlights. Below are the key areas of discussion:
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