Income increase of Beijing suburbs farmers promoted the activity of rural consumption market and made rural consumption increase readily. In 2002, the retail value of rural social commodity reached 93.97 billion Yuan, increasing 13.7% than that of last year. The average per capita living consumption spending reached 4206 Yuan, increasing 8.6% than that of last year. After deducting the factor of price increase, practically increasing 9.4%. Among them, food spending reached 1387 Yuan, increasing 2.5%; garment spending reached 315 Yuan, increasing 5.4%, house spending reached 714 Yuan, family equipment and service spending reached 282 Yuan, increasing 11.6%; spending for medical treatment and physical exercise reached 372 Yuan, increasing 26.6%, spending for transportation and communication reached, increasing 25.4%, spending for education and entertainment reached 617 Yuan, increasing 11.6%, spending for other commodities and services reached 163 Yuan, increasing 5.1%. Engel’s coefficient dropped to 33%, decreasing 2% than that of last year. The farmers’living level was rapidly improved.

　　By the end of 2002, every 100 farmer families averagely owned 116 color televisions, 91 refrigerators, 94 washers, 15 video tape recorders, 30 VCD players, 35 air conditions, 16 computers. 16 microwave ovens, 29 water heaters, 38 motorcycles, 6 cars, 96 telephones and 52 mobile phones. Modern applications have entered the farmers’families and become farmer’s favorites.

　　In 2002, Beijing suburbs started modern agriculture training projection; the technological levels of farmers and technologists were improved. The first part of the projection is“Young farmers training projection”; total trained farmers reached 8000. The second part is the construction of rural far distance education network. New far distance education classrooms reached 100; education sites reached 211. Network education was started, developed suburbs farmer far distance education. The third part is the“Green certification training projection”. More than 2000 training classes were held in 2001 and more than 80 thousand farmers attended these classes; 23 thousand farmers got the“Green certification”, the amount of farmers who got the“Green certification”reached 150 thousand. The fourth part is to start the projection of“Science richens farmers”. By associating with science research institutions and universities, Beijing suburbs brought technology into villages; promoting agriculture and suburbs Modernization.

　　In 2002, Suburbs’citification level was improved, suburbs culture developed rapidly. There are 15 culture palaces and public art palace, 100 theaters and cinemas, 14 district grade libraries, 100 town grade libraries, 13 TV stations in Beijing suburbs. Broadcast and TV covering rates almost reached 100%, 60% farmer families joined cable TV network. Beijing suburbs developed various entertainment actions. More than 1200 technology yards were founded, rural public culture actions were greatly enriched. The 13th Farmers’Art Festival was successfully held. More than 3000 art parties and plays were held, more than 3 million farmers attended. Rural culture actions were various. The amount of Yangge teams and fashion show teams and amateurish performance teams reached 3000, more than 100 thousand farmers attended these teams.

　　In 2002, Beijing Suburbs residence environment was improved steadily. By the end of 2002, farmer’s average residence area reached 32.6 square meters; rural highroad reached 14,359 kilometers, 80% rural low-pressure electricity network had been reconstructed, 1 million farmer families got benefit from this projection. Every village has program-controlled telephone; there were 1.52 million telephone family users in Beijing suburbs, increased 189 thousand family users. Every 100 families had 31 main telephone lines; the amount of broadband terminal users reached 160 thousand.

　　Agriculture Practical Popularization

　　In 2002, in order to adapting the need of industry adjustment, Beijing suburbs popularized 10 comprehensive municipal grade projections, including high yield wheat planting technology, high efficiency facility vegetable planting technology, straw comprehensive use technology, sturgeon breeding technology and poultry and cattle disease diagnosis technology. According to the characteristics of different districts, Beijing suburbs planned 20 district grade Popularization projections; including cherry high yield technology. Beijing Rural Affair Committee prepared 6 million Yuan to support these projections, appropriated and attracted 15.19 million Yuan from districts and towns, farmers investment amount reached 50 million Yuan. Beijing suburbs trained 210 thousand technologists and farmers in 2002, founded more than 300 popularization demonstration bases, printed and provided 300 thousand technology materials. By popularizing these technologies, farmers’income of increased 1.34 billion Yuan, and obtained obvious social effects and ecological effects.

　　Overcoming Agriculture Technology Problems

　　In 2002, focusing on the key technology problems in agriculture production and management, Beijing suburbs used capital technology advantages, organized various scientists and lots of government departments to cooperate to overcome these problems and got obvious development. Some important technologies including agricultural biological technology, agriculture product processing, preserving and transporting technologies, agriculture information technology, safe edible agriculture product production technology ensured Beijing’s high-tech industry advantage in agriculture field. At the same period, Beijing suburbs finished some bidding to support technology problem overcoming, such as, fast speed pesticide assay technology of poultry, cattle and aquaculture products.

　　New Agriculture Technology Demonstration Bases

　　In 2002, according to the need of new agriculture technology development, Beijing suburbs selected 25 practical items, which contain more technology components to experience and demonstrate. These demonstration items included several factors including new breed trial, high effective planting and breeding technology, environment protection ecological technology etc. After 1-2 years’demonstration, these technologies will be more advanced, economical and practical. Beijing suburbs will popularized these technologies soon.

　　High Effective Agriculture Gardens

　　In 2002, according to the principles of practical planning and protruding emphases, Beijing suburbs supported 20 municipal grade high effective agriculture gardens, including Sangao Technology Garden in Shunyi District, Aquaculture Technology Garden in Chaoyang District; total investment value reached 5 million Yuan. Each district or county supported one or two high effective agriculture demonstration gardens. These gardens became the district grade agriculture technology demonstration centers and promoted agriculture technology creations, technology development and the transformation from technology productions to productivity in these districts and counties. The municipal government planned to chiefly support 3-5 gardens and make them match the national level. These gardens will extensively raise agriculture comprehensive production and management level in Beijing suburbs.

　　In 2002, Beijing suburbs energetically promoted rural social welfare system. By the end of 2002, Beijing suburbs carried out the policy of“farmers’least living level”. 87.6% villages carried out rural endowment insurance, 310 thousand attended, provided insurance premium 5 million Yuan. 40.8% farmer families attended rural cooperation medical treatment. The policies of rural social relief and poverty supporting were well implemented.