RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

CHINA PROGRAM 339
its products for a livelihood. In China's transition
to a modern society the problems of the
rural population have been frequently neglected.
A study of the situation in Nanking revealed
that there existed there three relatively large
institutions engaged in agricultural work: the
University of Nanking, National Central University,
and the National Agricultural Research
Bureau.
University of Nanking* Department of Agricultural
Economics and Department of Science
The sum of US?5,500 plus LC?55,000 was
appropriated to the University of Nanking for
aid to the Department of Agricultural Economics,
and LCJ517,500 for aid to the Department of
Science, during the year October 1, 1935, to
September 30, 1936.
The University of Nanking, a missionary institution,
has been a pioneer in agriculture, many
of the agricultural leaders having been connected
with it at some time. Among its major contributions
have been those in agronomy (wheat) and
agricultural economics. The
Department of
Agricultural Economics has become an outstanding
institution in China in this field. It is
one of the important sources of information for
the national and provincial governments on
matters dealing with agricultural economics. The
Foundation is collaborating particularly in con-
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