China’s land ministry on Wednesday accused six local governments of misusing farmland, making questionable land seizures and giving inadequate compensation to farmers.
In a statement on its website, the Ministry of Land and Resources criticized authorities in Anhui, Henan, Hubei and Guangdong provinces as well as the regions of Ningxia and Inner Mongolia for their land-use practices. It warned them they had six months to rectify the practices and in the meantime could no longer seize or convert agricultural land except for Beijing-approved infrastructure projects.
“The problems seriously violated laws on land management and breached the bottom line on the protection of agricultural land,” the statement said without saying what would happen if the problems weren’t addressed.
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Esther Fung, Wall Street Journal via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1juJBNi
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