National conference focuses on improvements to rural areas

The country concluded its annual central rural work conference yesterday with a pledge to enhance rural infrastructure construction, promote stable agricultural development and facilitate sustained income growth for farmers next year.

The pledge should be carried out from next year in line with the integration of urban and rural economic and social development, officials at the two-day meeting said.

Efforts should be made to ensure the supply of major agricultural products, improve people's livelihood in rural areas and push forward the "new countryside" scheme, officials said.