我国人多地少，随着经济建设的迅速发展，各种基本建设占用大量耕地。人口增加和耕地减少的矛盾日益突出。为了保证经济建设的可持续发展，我国政府决定实施基本农田保护制度，在详查耕地面积的基础上，划分出1，2级优质耕地作为基本农田强制保护。基本农田保护制度是中国可持续发展的重要保证，将永葆中华民族的繁荣昌盛。

There is limited agricultural land but large population in China. Along with the rapid economic development, large area of agricultural land is converted to be nonagricultural use by numerous projects every year. There is obvious conflict between population growth and agricultural land reduction. In order to support sustainable economic development, the Chinese Government has decided to implement the protection system of primary agricultural land. Class 1 and Class 2 of high quality agricultural land is defined based on the detailed rural land survey. These higher quality agricultural lands are listed as primary agricultural land and protected with strict regulations. The primary agricultural land protection system is one of the basic conditions to support sustainable development and prosperity of China.