Internet to foster rural development

Enhancements give farmers more ways to boost incomes

China will improve internet services and IT infrastructure under the "Internet Plus Agriculture" model to promote integrated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural areas and bring farmers more business opportunities that help increase their incomes, officials decided at a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday.

It was agreed at the meeting that internet technologies will be extensively applied to make agriproduction better targeted and effective and enable farmers to adapt to shifting market dynamics, which are crucial to upgrading agricultural performance, raising farmers' incomes, and diversifying their channels of employment.