Top Chinese leaders have urged improving the working and living conditions in rural areas, citing successes in the eastern province of Zhejiang.
China's maize production could hit a record high of 215 million tons in 2013 despite drought and flooding in the country's major breadbaskets.
Agricultural product exports from Liaoning province were $3.31 billion in the first eight months of 2013, up 10 percent year-on-year.
Less than 24 percent of migrant workers in eight urban areas are covered by public health insurance in the cities in which they work, according to a recent study.
China is home to a time-honored and rich agricultural civilization, characterized by harmonious economic and ecological values. The rich heritage of traditional agriculture, and the harmony it has established between humans and nature can be used to develop modern agriculture in an eco-friendly way. Villages that practice age-old farming traditions are also the standard bearers of diverse ethnic cultures.
Medical insurance subsidies for rural residents will increase in 2013, China's health authority said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Education and education departments at all levels are seeking to improve the attraction of teaching in rural areas as an occupation.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed raising education quality in underdeveloped regions while visiting teachers in Dalian.
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