Rural industries improving in quality, efficiency and revenues

Per capita disposable income of rural residents increased by 6.5 percent in Q1

With rural industries creating more job opportunities, farmers' incomes in China continued to rise in the first quarter of the year, a senior official with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Friday.

The per capita disposable income of Chinese rural residents in the first quarter of 2025 reached 7,003 yuan ($959), an increase of 6.5 percent after adjusting for inflation, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Pan Wenbo, head of the ministry's crop production department, said rural industries are improving in quality and efficiency. From January to March, the added value of agricultural and sideline food processing enterprises increased by 7.2 percent year-on-year.