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Economic development and growth is sought after and important to the overall development of every country on this earth. Economic development is said to be a long term phenomenon which studies how economic circumstances change over time and how they can be made to change. While there is no scientific formula that itself measures the development of one country, development usually coincides with the economic growth of a country. Economic growth said to be the result of the improvements a country makes on four key areas. These area’s are saving & investments, technology and labour, resource allocation and international trade, all which are equally vital for economic development. China, which is considered a less developed country, has one of the world’s fastest growing economies today. China’s per capita income has gone from 478.0 Yuan in 1980 to 5,160.0 Yuan in 1997 (Findlay, 33). All four key economic growth factors are relevant when talking about the changes China has made too its agricultural sector and its rural labour arrangements. This paper will discuss how china’s agricultural development and reforms have helped in the overall economic development of China. Like other lower developed countries, China’s a