China issues action plan to speed up agricultural modernization

China seeks to speed up agricultural modernization over the next five years by establishing demonstration zones that leverage deepened reforms and technological innovation to enhance production capacity, as well as the quality and efficiency of agricultural output.

According to an action plan issued recently by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission, the country aims to establish and qualify up to 500 such zones by 2030.