Poverty reduction measures taken in Luonan County, NW China's Shaanxi

Chen Yinsheng checks the cultivation bags of black fungus in Si'erjie community of Luonan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 17, 2018. The income per capita of this five-member family reaches over 4,000 yuan (621 U.S. dollars) per year. Various industries were developed and cooperatives were set up to help reduce poverty in Luonan County. Residents can earn dividends by offering land to cooperatives or salary by working. Also technique support platform was built and skills trainings were held for the residents who lived below the poverty line. About 10,537 residents of 2,752 households from eight villages of Luonan County were lifted out of poverty in 2017. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)