E-commerce helps farmers escape from poverty in Henan’s Wenxian county

A farmer stacks bundles of Chinese yams at an e-commerce enterprise in Wenxian county, Jiaozuo city, Henan province. (Xinhua/Xu Hongxing)

In recent years, Wenxian county, Jiaozuo city, Henan province has pursued a development path involving “e-commerce+ local industries

+services.” The administrative area has established e-commerce service centers in its villages and helped their residents participate in the undertaking in order to expand sales channels for the agricultural and sideline products produced in the area, such as yams and

chrysanthemums, which makes it possible for rural residents to escape from poverty and increase their incomes.