What measures has China government taken to protect cultivated land?

Incorporate the protection of basic farmland into the national economic and social development plan as part of the target responsibility system for government leaders during their term of office.

According to Article 4 of the Regulations on the Protection of Basic Farmland, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the protection of basic farmland into the national economic and social development plan, as part of the target responsibility system for the term of office of government leaders, and the implementation shall be supervised by the people's government at the next higher level.

All units and individuals have the obligation to protect basic farmland, and have the right to report and accuse the occupation, destruction of basic farmland and other acts in violation of these regulations. The State Council land administrative departments and agricultural administrative departments shall be responsible for the protection and management of basic farmland in the country in accordance with the division of responsibilities stipulated by the State Council.

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Relevant requirements for farmland protection:

1. Basic farmland protection areas are divided into townships (towns), which shall be organized and implemented by the land administrative department of the people's government at the county level in conjunction with the agricultural administrative department at the same level.

2, the delineation of the basic farmland protection areas, by the people's government at the county level to set up protection signs, to be published, by the land administrative departments of the people's government at the county level to establish files, and send a copy to the agricultural administrative departments at the same level. No unit or individual may destroy or change the protection signs of basic farmland protection areas without authorization.

3. After the basic farmland protection areas are demarcated according to law, no unit or individual may change or occupy them. National energy, transportation, water conservancy, military facilities and other key construction projects can not avoid the basic farmland protection areas, which need to occupy basic farmland, and the conversion of agricultural land or land expropriation must be approved by the State Council.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Basic Farmland Protection Regulations