Record growth in China’s rural industry

Beijing, China’s rural industry has seen a record growth. According to the latest press release from China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the development trend of China’s rural industries has recorded a significant increase in 2023. In 2023, the agricultural products processing industry has developed steadily. Through the expansion of the entire industrial chain of major agricultural products and specialized agricultural products such as grains, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables, the number of processing enterprises above the specified level has exceeded 90,000.
In addition, 50 national modern agro-industrial parks, 40 beneficial and specialized industrial clusters, 200 strong agro-industrial towns, and 100 exemplary agricultural modernization zones have been built. As a result, industrial integration has been continuously promoted.
Rural leisure tourism has also improved rapidly, rural e-commerce has been boosted. Rural online retail sales have reached 2.49 trillion yuan throughout the year. More and more farmers have found employment nearby. Due to industry and employment, farmers’ incomes continued to grow, with a real increase of 7.6 percent over the previous year.