Subject(s): Agriculture in China -- Rural reforms -- China-rural reforms -- Poverty -- Reforms and development in China and India -- Access to land , health and education- initial conditions and reforms : Chinese land tenure system, land institutions , policy and reforms in India, basic health protection system in rural china -- Investments in rural areas, technology and irrigation : Public investment, growth and poverty reduction in Indian and china, reforming the agricultural research and intellectual property rights system of china, agricultural research and technology in India, policy and institutional reform in the water sector, future prospects for water and food in China and India -- Market and trade reforms : agricultural marketing reforms in China, market reforms in Indian agriculture, gains from trade reform- impact of china's WTO accession on its agriculture, agricultural trade liberalization, poverty and food security -- Rural diversification and vertical integration : China's nonfarm sector development- implications for rural off farm employment and rural development, rural nonfarm sector in the Indian economy, diversification implications for rural growth in China, from plate to plow- agricultural diversification in India,transaction costs and marketing chain efficiency -- Poverty alleviation program and safety nets : Poverty alleviation in China, anti poverty programs in India