Resource information
This Circular, consisting of guides the formulation and approval of plans to use the top soil of wet-rice farm land when it is used for another purpose, to improve poor-quality rice farm land and other arable land; and plans to reclaim, restore and improve other rice farm land to offset the area of wet-rice farm land used for another purpose under competent authorities' land allocation or lease decisions. Domestic and foreign organizations and persons (investors) allocated or leased by the State wet-rice firm land for non-agricultural use. Use of the top soil to improve poor quality rice farm land and other arable land. Methods of using the top soil to improve poor-quality lice farm land and other arable land include: 1. Using the top soil to improve poor-quality rice farm land: a) To increase the thickness of the plough layer and improve the physical and chemical properties of rice farm land with a thin plough layer or physical and chemical properties which are less suitable for the growth and development of rice such as infertile, gray or sandy soil; b) To improve hollow, low or uneven rice farm land by elevating the term in office fields and increasing the flatness of the terrain with the top soil. 2. Using the top soil to improve other arable land: a) To raise the terrain of farm land to prevent water logging; b) To increase the thickness and improve the quality of the plough layer; c) To add to farm land areas and gardens currently under industrial plants, fruit trees and other agricultural crops. 3. Using the top soil to carry out plans under the guidance in Article 5 of this Circular or other plans suitable to local conditions.
