China's Vice Premier Wang Yang said to deputies to the National People's Congress from Jilin province that it needs to be responsible for increasing agricultural modernization and raising its farmers' income, on March 6.

At a panel discussion Wang joined, the Vice-premier praised Jilin for its socioeconomic development last year, and for its grain output of 35 billion kilograms as it has been a major grain producer with the highest per unit corn yields nationwide.

Wang went on to say that the central government will push agricultural modernization to raise farmers' incomes, as Premier Li Keqiang noted in a government work report this year and that, "Jilin needs to make a great effort in its agricultural and rural work."

Vice-premier Wang Yang at a panel discussion with Jilin delegates to discuss economic revitalization, agricultural development, poverty reduction and technical innovation, on March 6. [Photo/chinajilin.com.cn]

He also asked Jilin to improve the lives of peasant farmers by encouraging entrepreneurships and creating more jobs, and to focus on "winning the battle against poverty" with full support from the provincial government for getting society involved in poverty alleviation.

Bayinchaolu, the head of the Jilin delegation and the provincial Party secretary, said that the province is at a crucial point in its economic revitalization and is pushing reforms and innovation to ensure healthy socio-economic growth.