Diversifying farmers to upgrade agriculture

For years, Wang Haiyan, a national lawmaker from a remote village of Chongqing municipality, has brought in new breeds of chickens back to his village. After raising chickens producing more eggs and higher quality meat than traditional breeds, farmers went from impoverished to well-off.

Meanwhile, the village also established agricultural cooperatives, growing more profitable crops and vegetables.

Farmers have been invited to let their individual plots to the scheme and accept salaries for working the land.