China encourages mechanized agriculture with new measures

Farmers drive agricultural machinery to harvest rice in the field in Wangtan Township of Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 26, 2018. China has decided to boost mechanized farming and the upgrading of agricultural machinery, according to the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday. The meeting said that quickening the work as required by the country's rural vitalization strategy would provide essential support for China to achieve agricultural modernization, allow farmers to increase their income and further expand the domestic market. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)