SHENXIAN'S SUCCESS GROWS

Shandong home to nation's top vegetable-producing county

In December last year, President Xi Jinping delivered important instructions on work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers at the Central Rural Work Conference.

The conference emphasized the importance of advancing agricultural scientific and technological capabilities, accelerating the widespread application of technological achievements, and promoting the development of new agricultural productive forces tailored to local conditions.

China has emerged as a global leader in agricultural scientific and technological innovation. Over 96 percent of the nation's farmland is used for improved crop varieties, and the comprehensive mechanization rate of crop cultivation and harvesting surpasses 75 percent.