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Rural Revitalization: Strengthening Agriculture, Building Beautiful Countryside and Increasing Farmers' Income with Digital Technology

Agriculture is a fundamental industry that provides basic means of human survival, ensures food security, promotes economic development, creates employment opportunities, and maintains the eco-environment and civilization, and has a bearing on the national economy, people's livelihood and social stability. Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Xi has walked into the fields to inspect spring plowing preparation many times, and emphasized the importance of “obeying the optimal timing for agriculture,” which reflects his deep understanding of the laws of agricultural production.

As has long been said, “Agriculture is the foundation of a country and the top priority in governance.” “Attaching importance to agricultural development is the fundamental plan of the country.” History and our experience show that only when agriculture is stable can a country enjoy peace. We should view agriculture, rural areas and rural people from a broad historical perspective. Only with this perspective can we better understand our Party, our country, and our nation.

——The speech at the Central Conference on Rural Work, December 28, 2020.

（The Governance of China IV）

The crop planting in 2024 reached 119.32 million hectares, an increase of 350,000 hectares from the previous year. 

The annual grain output was 706.5 million tons, an increase of 11.09 million tons or 1.6% over the previous year.

The annual cotton output was 6.16 million tons, increasing by 9.7% over the previous year.

The annual output of pork, beef, mutton and poultry was 96.63 million tons, increasing by 0.2% over the previous year.

The total output of aquatic products was 73.66 million tons, increasing by 3.5% over the previous year.

The annual timber output was 137.4 million cubic meters, increasing by 8.2% over the previous year.

More than 60% of the monitored population in the country had been free of the risk of returning to poverty.

More than 33 million people lifted out of poverty across the country had find jobs.

The integrated mechanization rate of crop cultivation and harvesting was projected to exceed 75%.

The per capita disposable income of rural residents reached 23,119 yuan, an increase of 6.3% over the previous year.

The scope and quality of agricultural socialized services were expanded, with 1.094 million operating entities providing services for more than 2.14 billion mu of farmland that year, driving the development of more than 94 million small-scale farmers.

(Source: Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the 2024 National Economic and Social Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)

During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), China has always put the rural revitalization strategy in a prominent position, and deeply practiced the concept of paying equal attention to cultivated land protection and agricultural development. In 2024, China's crop planting area continued to expand, with its grain output achieved steady growth. The continuous optimization of the agricultural production structure and the significant improvement of the comprehensive production capacity have injected strong impetus into the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization and the acceleration of agricultural and rural modernization, and also contributed China's strength to global food security and agricultural development.

（监制：蔚力；策划、文案：曹川川；翻译：刘海乐；审校：曹川川，丁素云；剪辑：张岂凡，曾雯）