增加农民收入 ,是现时期党在农村的中心任务。面对我国已加入WTO,如何保障粮食安全 ,保持粮价稳定 ,增加农民收入 ,这是保护农民利益 ,启动农村市场 ,扩大国内需求的重要问题。一、粮食生产与提高农民收入面临的障碍1 .耕地和水资源短缺——“资源障碍”。根据 1 996年耕地普查 Increasing the peasants’ income is now the central task of the party in the rural areas. Faced with China’s accession to the WTO, how to ensure food security, maintain the stability of grain prices and increase peasants’ incomes are important issues in protecting the interests of peasants, starting rural markets and expanding domestic demand. I. Barriers to Food Production and Increasing Farmers’ Income 1. Cultivated land and water shortages - “resource barriers.” According to the Census of arable land in 1996