On February 23, the State Council Information Office held a press conference.
At the meeting, Tang Renjian, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said that in 2021, agricultural production will make steady progress, and the grain will be harvested again. The output will reach 1,365.7 billion catties, with an increase of 26.7 billion catties. The production capacity of live pigs will be restored half a year ahead of schedule. Prices are generally stable.
The achievements in poverty alleviation have been consolidated and expanded, the monitoring and assistance mechanism has been continuously improved and strengthened, and the working mechanism, policy measures, and institutional teams have been connected in an orderly manner, maintaining the bottom line of no large-scale return to poverty.
(Reporter Lang Jiahui)
Responsible editor: [Cheng Chunyu]