Agriculture is a vital industry in
China, employing over 300 million farmers. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily producing
rice,
wheat,
potatoes,
tomato,
sorghum,
peanuts,
tea,
millet,
barley,
cotton,
oilseed and
soybeans. Although accounting for only 10 percent of arable land worldwide, it produces food for 20 percent of the world's population.