Agricultural pioneer leads rural vitalization efforts

By bridging online and offline sales channels, Han said that a livestreaming sales platform is in the pipeline, with plans for cooperative members to become live streamers. When introducing agricultural products, the display screen behind the streamer will showcase the entire process from planting to production, allowing viewers to scan QR codes for more information.

"At present, the crops in the three sectors are thriving," Han said. "In the northern regions, crops are typically planted once a year. This year, after harvesting the winter wheat, we will try to plant early soybeans in small quantities. This is for experimental exploration, and I believe we will make it."

Since 2015, Han has participated in various training programs for new professional farmers, young farm owners, and agricultural managers in Jilin.

In 2023, after being elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), Han felt a greater sense of responsibility. She has since visited numerous agricultural cooperatives across the county, engaged in deep conversations with farmers and conducted detailed and extensive surveys.

At the annual NPC session last year, she proposed increasing investment in rural infrastructure. Her suggestions, particularly on addressing the issue of clearing drainage ditches to reduce flood damage, received a positive response from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Local authorities earmarked funds to repair and construct drainage ditches throughout the county accordingly.

During this year's NPC session in March, she submitted proposals for increasing subsidies for agricultural machinery and enhancing technical training for farmers.

Han, as a member of the NPC youth delegation, visited Russia in May, where she shared the current state of agricultural development in Jilin and her entrepreneurial story with the Russian side. Witnessing their keen interest in her endeavors, she felt greatly inspired and resolved to make greater achievements in her career, effectively demonstrating the pioneering role of an NPC deputy.

"On the one hand, I feel the strength of our motherland. Achieving such development accomplishments in just a few decades is truly remarkable. On the other hand, I see broader market opportunities. Our cooperative's agricultural products should not only reach across the nation but also enter the global market," Han said.

Encouragingly, inspired by Han's story, more and more ambitious youths are returning to rural areas and painting a more magnificent picture of rural vitalization.