Boost agricultural supplies

Bumper harvests can no longer guarantee handsome income growth for Chinese farmers, especially as global commodity prices have collapsed in recent years.

To eliminate "absolute poverty" in the country by 2020 and considerably narrow the development gap between rural and urban areas, Chinese policymakers must accelerate income growth for farmers.

This year's No 1 central government document, issued last week, has identified supply-side reform as a way to boost agricultural modernization in the long run.