Zhongxin Finance, April 20. Zeng Yande, chief agronomist and director of the Development Planning Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced at a press conference on the 20th that the per capita disposable income of rural residents in the first quarter was 5,778 yuan, a real increase of 6.3% after deducting price factors, higher than The income growth rate of urban residents was 2.1 percentage points.
Farmers' income continued to grow.
Zeng Yande said that the total number of rural migrant workers and their wages have achieved double growth. The total number of migrant workers has reached 178 million, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%, and the average monthly wage has reached 4,436 yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%.
Zeng Yande said that in general, the agricultural and rural economy maintained a steady momentum of development in the first quarter, providing strong support for economic development and social stability.
It should also be noted that the current agricultural and rural economic development is still facing many difficulties and problems. The most prominent ones are the drastic price fluctuations in the international grain market, the high price of agricultural materials, the increasing pressure on farmers to increase their income, and the impact of the epidemic on the order of agricultural production and circulation in some areas. Influence and other issues need to be paid high attention to and effectively solved.
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