The exploitation of coalbed methane (CBM) and turning it into something beneficial and profitable has social and economic significance.
In 2004, domestic food grain supply showed a favorable turn, which stopped a 5-year dip in output.
The first three quarters saw rapid growth in energy production and demand. Prices, especially those of oil and coal, kept soaring. In the fourth quarter, increase rate in the demand for energy will drop, but prices will remain high.
The first three quarters of 2004 saw a fluctuation of grain prices from high to low and back again. Grain prices in the fourth quarter are expected to stabilize on a high level.
China is now the second largest oil consumer in the world and the arch nation in terms of oil consumption growth .
Since 1999 when returning farmland to forests project was launched in the country, primary outcomes have been seen in many localities and are studied in Shaanxi and Heilongjiang Provinces.
The main content, the operational details, the approaches and the results of direct subsidy policy on food grain production are analyzed, regarding the pilot projects at a county level.