Chinese farmers will benefit from entering WTO

Introduction: China's accession to the WTO does not mean the sacrifice of agricultural interests, on the contrary, it will help improve the status of farmers China's accession to the WTO will make its agricultural sector face external competition There will be a surplus of rural labor and some employment opportunities will be lost in the agricultural sector However, China's accession to the WTO will bring about the development of some labor-intensive industries, such as textile and clothing industries, which will absorb the rural surplus labor Now, farmers are seeking new and better employment opportunities brought about by economic liberalization The free flow of internal population is an indisputable fact In addition, after China's accession to the WTO, the influx of Chinese fruits and vegetables into the United States has greatly disturbed farmers in California The current trouble is caused by garlic California's garlic production accounts for 84% of America's total For the first time in 35 years, Christopher's farm in Gilroy reduced garlic acreage from 5000 to 4300 Several other major farms have also been affected, cutting acreage and workers Some smaller farms had to be closed "How can we compete with them?" said Mr Francesco of another large farm? Chinese workers have long working hours, low wages, very cheap labor, and they don't need to think about environmental regulations as much as we do " The wholesale price of a 14 kg bag of California garlic is about $38, while the wholesale price of Chinese garlic is $21 "It's not just garlic," he said China's onions are also entering the United States They will flood our market and we can't match them " "In the sense of agriculture, China is destroying us," said a lawyer representing garlic growers in California