China encourages mechanized agriculture with new measures

A farmer arranges rice at a rice field in Yilaxi Township of Yongji County, northeast China's Jilin Province, Sept. 17, 2018. China has decided to boost mechanized farming and the upgrading of agricultural machinery, according to the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday. The meeting said that quickening the work as required by the country's rural vitalization strategy would provide essential support for China to achieve agricultural modernization, allow farmers to increase their income and further expand the domestic market. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)