Huge Amounts of Funds Invested in Wuhan's Suburban Areas 　　In 1998, Wuhan's suburban areas witnessed unprecedented boom in their agricultural development, huge amounts of urban capital were invested in agriculture, funds put in the city's agricultural development reached 2.79 billion yuan in the year. 　　Large enterprises and consortia have become the main investors in the city's agriculture. 　　New Agro-technique Spread Over Large Area in Fuyang 　　Four major new technologies have been popularized and applied over large areas in Fuyang City of Anhui Province, with remarkable results. 　　Hit hard by last year's devastating natural disaster, while the surrounding areas suffered a decreased agricultural production and a sharp drop in farmers' income, per-capita annual income of Fuyang's farmers still reached 1,868 yuan, the contribution rate of agro-science and technology stood at 47.1 percent, surpassing the province's average level. 　　 HomeNews 1999-01-22 Page1 Full Story in Chinese