The Information Office of China’s State Council has held a press conference, following the release of its first policy document for 2013. It pledges to accelerate agricultural modernization and rural development. Chen Xiwen, Director of the CPC Central Committee rural work leading group, hosted the press conference and introduced the necessity to innovate rural operation system.
Chen Xiwen, director of CPCCC Rural Work Leading Group, said:"Under the current situation, we must speed up the development of modern agriculture. To achieve that it not only requires the input of finance, technology, materials and equipments, but a very important aspect is to make innovation in the rural management system and to activate the vitality and vigor of the rural areas and farmers themselves, so that we can ensure a sustainable and stable rural development."
According to the press conference, China’s rural development is now facing three challenges, to achieve well-off society within eight years, to cope with the shrinking of rural labourers, and to increase grain productivity. The policy document is issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council. According to this year’s document, China has pledged to ensure grain supplies, increase farmers’ income, improve their livelihood and push forward reforms in rural areas. This is the 10th consecutive year in which the document focuses on rural issues.