No.1 central document vows rural vitalization
Zhang Hongpei Published: Feb 22, 2021 12:29 AM
Farmers run tractors through wheat fields in Suqian, East China s Jiangsu Province on Thursday, right after the weeklong Spring Festival holiday. Around China, 22 million tractors and various types of specialized agricultural machinery are at the ready, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Photo: VCG
China s central government unveiled the No. 1 document for 2021 on Sunday evening, renewing its emphasis on the country s rural area and agricultural sector, while also bringing in more urgent issues such as tackling core bottlenecks in agricultural technologies, strengthening the homegrown breeding system as well as the road ahead after the poverty alleviation campaign in rural areas.