Can farming be done on rural land?

Yes. According to the relevant provisions of the "Notice of the Ministry of Land and Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture on the Land Use Policies for Promoting Large-Scale Livestock and Poultry Breeding" (Luzizifa [2007] No. 220), the planning layout and site selection of large-scale livestock and poultry breeding land should adhere to encourage The principle of using unused land such as abandoned lands and barren hills and slopes and occupying as little or no cultivated land as possible is prohibited. It is prohibited to occupy basic farmland. In land consolidation and new rural construction, various localities can fully consider the needs of large-scale livestock and poultry breeding, reserve land space, and provide land conditions. No place shall prohibit or restrict large-scale livestock and poultry breeding on the grounds of new rural construction or environmental improvement. Actively promote standardized scale breeding, reasonably determine land use standards, and use land sparingly and intensively.

According to the provisions of the "Notice on Issues Concerning the Improvement of the Management of Facility Agricultural Land" (National Land Development No. 2010155), the general principle for applying for breeding land is: try to make full use of barren hills and slopes, etc., and occupy no or less land For cultivated land, it is prohibited to occupy basic farmland, and you can also use your own homestead.