These Guidelines are enacted to comprehensively grasp the quality grade situation of agricultural land resources in China, scientifically evaluate and manage agricultural land, promote the rational use of agricultural land, and achieve objective, fair and reasonable grading results. These Guidelines stipulate the general principles, preparation and data collation, etc. regarding to the agricultural land quality grading. They are applicable to the existing agricultural land and unused land suitable for agriculture.
China · 2003-04-08