title: The transformation of the agricultural population and the urbanisation process in China.
abstract: "Nine causes for the occurrence of surplus agricultural labour with the modernisation of agriculture have been identified.  Several solutions to this problem are presented.  Urbanisation of the agricultural population in a way suited to China's characteristics is necessary, important and possible."  An example of labor saving through mechanization in Heilongjiang province is presented.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D011153:Population; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D012939:Social Planning; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Agricultural Development; Asia; Case Studies; China; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Modernization; Population; Research Methodology; Rural Development; Social Change; Spatial Distribution; Studies; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization