Issues in the Early Stage of Reforming State-owned Forest Farms in Sichuan Province

The reform of state-owned forest farms in Sichuan Province was piloted since 2016. " The Implementation Plan for the Reform of State-owned Forest Farms in Sichuan Province" was formulated based on the Document No. 6 issued by Central Committee of Communism Party of China (CPC), indicating that the official reform of state-owned forest farms in Sichuan was initiated. Combining with the implementation of the reform program in Sichuan Province with the field survey and informal discussions, we review pilot cases on the reform of stated-owned forest farms, and the status of reform in Sichuan, and discover that there are these issues in the reform, such as the debts left over from past operations, the discrepancy between the recruitment of employees and the actual demands, and the aging of infrastructure in the farm fields. Therefore, we suggest the following measures to promote the smooth progress of the reform in Sichuan, i. e., resolving the debts, transforming employment system, and increasing infrastructure construction.