China News Service, Beijing, January 20 (Reporter Chen Su) According to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China on the 20th, in 2021, the per capita disposable income of Chinese rural residents will reach 18,931 yuan (RMB, the same below), an actual increase of 9.7%.
On the same day, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the operation of China's agricultural and rural economy in 2021.
According to Zeng Yande, chief agronomist and director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China, in 2021, China will expand the channels for industrial employment and income growth, and the income level of farmers will be improved. 2.6 percentage points higher than the growth rate of urban residents' income.
In 2021, China will continue to promote the development of rural industries.
According to statistics, it is expected that in 2021, the operating income of the agricultural product processing industry above designated size will exceed 17.7 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of more than 10%. The operating income of rural leisure tourism will recover and increase by about 100 billion yuan over the previous year, and the retail sales of agricultural products e-commerce will be stable. increase.
The total number of migrant workers in the whole year was more than 290 million, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year.
Newly established 50 national modern agricultural industrial parks, 50 advantageous and characteristic industrial clusters, and 298 strong agricultural industrial towns, driving more than 15.6 million returning migrant workers to find stable employment.
At the same time, the effective investment in agriculture and rural areas continued to expand, and the investment in fixed assets in the primary industry was 1,427.5 billion yuan, an increase of 9.1% over the previous year.
"In 2021, the per capita disposable income of China's rural residents will reach 18,931 yuan, an actual increase of 9.7%. This achievement is hard-won, and is achieved under the influence of overcoming severe natural disasters, rising prices of agricultural materials, and the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and other unfavorable factors. It is really commendable." Zeng Yande said that it should also be noted that the price of agricultural materials is still running at a high level, and the unstable and uncertain factors of farmers' employment outside the country are increasing, and it is under great pressure to ensure the continuous and stable growth of farmers' income.
Zeng Yande said that this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will put the increase of farmers' income in a more prominent position.
Continue to improve the quality and efficiency of agricultural production, promote the cultivation of varieties, quality improvement, brand building and standardized production, and increase the supply of green and high-quality agricultural products, so that high-quality agricultural products can be sold at good prices.
Vigorously develop agricultural products processing industries, rural leisure tourism, etc. based on agricultural and rural resources, cultivate new business formats such as rural e-commerce entities and online live broadcasts, and promote local employment and income increase for farmers.
Appropriately increase the minimum purchase price of wheat and rice, improve subsidies for corn and soybean producers, deepen rural reform, and allow farmers to share more policy dividends.
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