Future counts on modern farming

We're used to equal development of the rural regions when it comes to constructing new roads, water and electricity facilities. From now on, the emphasis will be shifted to satisfying people's needs, such as caring for the vulnerable groups that remain in villages, providing better social services to them, and helping rural residents preserve the traditional culture to which they are accustomed.

Cheng Guoqiang, a researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council, Xinhua News Agency, Dec 24

The modernization of agriculture cannot be accomplished by rural areas alone. Urban regions that have benefited from the past decades of development should lend a helping hand to their rural counterparts, this in turn requires the government to coordinate and invest more public resources in improving public services to farmers.