Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rural economy in China

Capturing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on China’s rural and agricultural economy offers an opportunity to ascertain how much influence it has had on rural farmers and how their coping strategies and the government’s mitigation measures helped ease the economic impacts on the lives of people living in rural areas.

These reports aim to provide analytical information about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agriculture and rural development in China, with a focus on smallholder farmers and vulnerable people in rural areas; summarize successful government policies and measures and the coping strategies adopted by smallholders; and provide recommendations to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability in the future.