China's Rural Reform (also called Agricultural Reform) was one of the multiple chinese reforms implemented in China in 1978. The reforms were initiated by Deng Xiaoping, the leader of the Communist Party of China at the time. The reform in the agricultural sector was the first to be introduced which resulted in China meeting 4 objectives : * Increase in agricultural production * Absorption of farm labor by industries * Reduction of poverty * Increase in quality and quantity of food consumption.