Policy and Enlightment of Increasing Farmers' Income Based on Developed Countries

Agriculture and rural development in China has gained remarkable achievements,and farmers' income has kept increasing,since the over 30 years' reform and opening-up. However,compared with the agricultural producers of developed countries,or with the urban residents in China,Chinese farmers' income level is still low,and the income gap between urban and rural areas,regions and peasants are big. This affects not only the coordinate development of urban and rural economy,but also the harmonious development of whole society. Therefore,this paper analyzed and compared the support policies of increasing farmers' income by the governments of the United States,Japan,and China; and put forward policies and measures as paying attention to agricultural legislation,adjusting agricultural subsidy methods, and establishing and improving rural financial and agricultural insurance system according to the preasent supporting policies and existing problems. This paper provided inspiration and reference for developing effective policies to increase farmers' income in China.