Published on: 2026-04-23
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Beijing, April 23 /Xinhua/ – China’s agricultural industry maintained confident growth rates in the first quarter of 2026, with the agro-food industry, rural tourism, and industrial integration showing excellent results, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC reported on Thursday at a press conference.
According to departmental data, the added value of production at large enterprises processing food products from agriculture and subsidiary farming, annual revenue from the main activity of each of which amounts to at least 20 million yuan (about 2.91 million US dollars), increased by 6.8 percent in annual terms in January-March of this year.
Rural leisure and tourism are rapidly developing, facilitated by the growth in recreation and the impression economy sphere. New consumption scenarios are emerging in rural areas, and an increasing number of young entrepreneurs are opening guest houses and rural cafes as new career paths.
Furthermore, industrial integration continued to deepen. Since the beginning of the current year, the government has supported the creation of 40 industrial clusters with unique advantages and 50 modern agro-industrial parks, as well as the development of 200 settlements with developed agro-industrial industries.
The aforementioned ministry stated that it will work on further strengthening the agricultural industry. Significant efforts will be made to create distinctive local brands, develop leading enterprises, expand and modernize production chains, create new forms of economic activity based on agricultural experience, and strengthen political support for rural entrepreneurship by increasing financing and land use.
Official data also showed that for the first three months, the disposable income per capita in rural China demonstrated a real growth of 5.4%. The growth rate of this indicator was 2.2 percentage points higher than in cities and urban-type settlements.
Meanwhile, investments in the country’s primary sector main funds increased by 15.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of the current year. And retail sales of consumer goods in rural areas grew by 3.1%.
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