This report studies the quantitative relation between potential growth rate and development level by using historical data from Chinese provinces since 1994.

Compared with traditional decentralized operations, new agricultural operating organizations will help improve economies of scale and labor productivity, enhance the ability to resist natural risks and market risks, promote rural development, and increase agricultural efficiency and farmers’ income.

The economy in China's northwest region continues to run at a high level, with the growth rate gradually slowing down from January to May, 2013.