Xi: Science key to agriculture prowess

Chinese leaders' remarks on turning China into an agricultural powerhouse through science and innovations have greatly encouraged agricultural professionals and won widespread praise.

China is a big country with a rich and long history of agriculture, and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has contributed greatly to the development of the sector, President Xi Jinping said in a letter of congratulations to the academy for its 60th anniversary on Friday.

"The key to modernizing agriculture lies in science and technology progress and innovation," he said.