The principle resource for farming activities is agriculture land. This is the land utilized for farm production. This includes both land for crop production and livestock production.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its standard classification divides farm land into arable land, plantations and pastures. The arable land is used for the production of agriculture crops like cereals and grains, vegetables and other annual crops. Farm land is also used under permanent crops like orchards and plantations. Meadows and pastures are farm lands used for grazing of farm animals and livestock.

Water is another very important resource for farm production. Worldwide, nearly 70% of the water is utilized for irrigation for farming. Though the daily water requirement of humans is only 2-5 liters per day depending upon the weight of the individual and climatic condition, to satisfy his daily dietary needs, nearly 3000 liters of water is required for food production. During the last century water was considered as an infinite resources leading to its wastage. With the increase in the world population and the present scientific methods of crop production it is realized that water is getting fast-depleted. Various water conservation methods of irrigation like drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation are being tried; however the costs of irrigating crops spiral up.

Agriculture laborers (farmworker or farmhand) are very essential resource for all farming activities. Irrespective of the size of agricultural operation, whether it is a small family-run farm or high scale industrial agriculture operations, farm labor is required at some level or other for the operations.

Though the farm labor is the most primary production force, they are marginalized labor group in the world. Further farm labor is usually a seasonal employment with high degree of job insecurity. This leads to low wages and conditions of extreme poverty.

1. Application Form

Please upload your finished application form here.

2. Health certificate

Photocopy of notarized foreigner physical examination record (for durations of study over 6 months)

3. Photocopy of valid passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included

4. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

5. Undergraduate school transcript

6. Bachelor's degree diploma

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

7. Two letters of recommendation

From professor or associate professor or equivalents

8. Resume

Written in Chinese or in English

• Question: What is the cost of applying through ACASC?

Answer: ACASC charges a service fee of 50$ for using its online application portal. Applying through ACASC into Chinese universities attracts a service fee of $50.

• Question: Can I apply to the university directly?

Answer: Yes. ACASC gives the applicants, the chance to directly apply to their desired universities through our online application portal. We have synchronized our system to create a simple platform that connects universities and colleges in China to international students all around the world.

• Question: How can I track my application status?

Answer: To track the application status, please log in your ACASC personal account. Whenever there’s an update, you will be informed on your application status through ACASC system within a day as soon as we receive university’s notification. You will simultaneously receive ACASC auto-email about the application status. To directly inquire about your application status, feel free to send us an email to admission@acasc.cn and our team will keep you updated.

• Question: How to deal with a pending application?

Answer: When an application is pending a decision it means that your school has received it and no admissions decision has been made yet. The admissions office may have reviewed your application package or may not have.

The main cause of a pending application is usually incomplete application documents. As a result you will be requested by the school’s admission office to re-check and modify all submitted application documents or perhaps even add extra documents and then re-submit them.

To avoid further delays, carefully read the university’s comments, modify your application form on ACASC, and re-upload the required application documents. You can contact ACASC on admission@acasc.cn for any help with regards to your pending application

• How long does it take to process my application?

Processing time varies for different applications. For example to process a degree program application requires more time than a Chinese language application. Confirmation for Chinese language application by the admission office usually takes 2 to 4 weeks. However, time for degree programs application differs. For example fall semester application processing is after March, and it takes a period of 1 to 2 months. This also depends on your qualification and the number of applicants.