Rural Reform: A Priority for 2017

February 3, Xinhua, Chongqing Municipality: Farmers walk in the fields on Lichun Day, the first of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, which marks the official beginning of spring.

Planning for the year traditionally starts with spring. This year, China will be committed to deepening supply-side structural reform in agriculture to cultivate new development engines for the sector, per the “No.1 Central Document” released on February 5. The document calls for improved infrastructure in agriculture, the promotion of “green” production, expanding the sector’s industrial and value chain, boosting innovation, consolidating shared rural development and enhancing rural reform.