| Shanxi is one of the best development of the agricultural economy among all province in ancient China . In modern Shanxi times , its agricultural science and technology took on new changes , had many new characters . science and technology had played an important role in the agricultural production.There are many good natural factors in Shanxi, for example land , weather and water , so Shanxi agriculture could make development in modern times , science and technology have also made progress because of cumulating in labor's producting , developing capitalistic economy and founding higher agricultural education . Science and technology of Shanxi agriculture had developed rapidly because of the natural factors and social factors . From modern times , Shanxi local government played a chain of reforms of agriculture science and technology , introduced lots of foreign agriculture science and technology , spreaded and transited a large amount of foreign agriculture science and technology into rural areas .During the period of modern Shanxi agricultural development , there were many new characteristics in itself , such as various agriculture economy and reasonable system of farming . Particularly , many policies stimulated the development of scientific technology in agriculture : the local government of provinces of Shanxi paid attention to carry out new techniques , and the government of provinces of Shanxi carried out new practices of improve and introduce variety breeding . Many agricultural technologies were introduced and spreaded . On the one hand , they inherited and absorbed the advantage of traditional agriculture . On the other hand , government carried out importance and improvement policy , and made a great progress in scientific technology of agriculture .With the development of science and technology , Shanxi agriculture had profound significance . this kind of situation not only promoted the degree of productive forces and enhanced the growth of grain , but also developed the Shanxi agriculture economy , improved rural life quality and improved greatly labor productivity of agriculture . The soil ecology and the intensive cultivation was combined , from then on , the soil construction became better and better on the speeding of the traditional intensive agriculture technology . The agricultural science and technology brought higher production and higher advance in Shanxi traditional agriculture , labor productivity of agriculture greatly improved , development of science and technology had important touch with the whole economy and society . The transition of agriculture structure not only changed agricultural cropping structure and the trade of commodity circulation , but also influenced local society and economy . It plays an important affects of these technologies on Shanxi agriculture in modern time as well as the development of contemporary Shanxi agriculture. |
