Table 3

Average Shortfalls in Grain and Cash Subsidy in Surveyed Areas, 2002

County and TownshipGrain (kg/ha)aCash (RMB/ha)Total Shortfall (RMB/ha)b
SLCP StandardActual DeliverySLCP StandardActual Delivery
AllNo AutonomyAutonomyAllNo AutonomyAutonomyAllNo AutonomyAutonomy
Shaanxi (n = 103)
Yanchuan1,500300
 Yanshuiguan5061,299391250291,2695011,380
 Majiahe4662385455938661,2761,5241,189
 Yuju942319381301,6981,7631,607
Liquan1,500300
 Yanxia1,0748631,1221120137614937542
 Jianling1,5001,5001,50048071252300229
 Chigen1,4711,5001,468789676251204257
Gansu (n = 85)
Jingning1,500300
 Zhiping574517638104114941,1221,1691,068
 Gangou9576391,179137941677071,067454
 Lingzhi1,1701,1001,217201198203429502380
Linxia1,500300
 Zhangzigou499602086831001,2151,1141,700
 Tiezhai00050561,7951,8001,744
 Hexi5882701,1313614741.1761,516595
Sichuan (n = 76)
Chaotian2,250300
 Datan1,8492,2501,40887117546141831,088
 Zhongzi2,0502,0202,122000500530428
 Shahe2,1772,1282,250395024334372276
Li2,500300
 Shangmeng2,1602,2502,1501070118284300282
 Puxi2,2502,2502,25023130022569075
 Guergou61861850501,8821,882
Average8567051,34370491111,0211,1771,602
  • Source: 2003 SLCP survey data.

  • Note: SLCP, Sloping Land Conversion Program.

  • a Sum of corn, wheat, white and paddy rice, and wheat flour subsidies. Both white rice and wheat flour were converted to unhusked weight equivalents at a factor of 1:1.4.

  • b This values grain at the national price of RMB 1/kg.