An aerial drone photo shows farmers loading newly harvested grains into a vehicle in Daoxiang Village of Suihua City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
China unveiled a comprehensive policy blueprint for rural development on Sunday, charting a detailed roadmap to build up the country's agricultural strength and emphasizing grain security, agricultural innovation and deepened reforms.
The "No. 1 central document" for 2025, the first policy statement released by China's central authorities this year, called for enhanced efforts in the work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers in 2025 and beyond, with a target of advancing all-around rural revitalization and further consolidating the country's agricultural foundation.
A recently issued plan on all-around rural revitalization for the 2024-2027 period has set a series of clear targets. By 2027, the government aims to achieve substantial progress in the modernization of rural areas, and by 2035, decisive progress will be made in the all-around revitalization of rural areas, with agricultural modernization essentially realized and rural areas equipped with the basic conditions for modern living.