Better rural living to follow end of poverty

Highlights of No 1 central document
According to the new policy document released on Sunday:
? Grain output will reach 650 billion kilograms this year.
? A total of 6.67 million hectares of farmland resistant to floods and drought will be established this year.
? About 500 pilot zones for modern agriculture will be set up by 2025.
? The tap water coverage rate will reach 88 percent in rural regions by 2025.
? All problematic reservoirs will be renovated and reinforced by 2025.
? A "relatively complete" credit system will be built by 2024 to serve stakeholders in agricultural operations.
? Authorities in provincial-level regions will report annually to central authorities on progress in rural revitalization.
? A five-year "transition period "will be created for counties that recently escaped extreme poverty.
? China will move ahead with reforms in the collective land ownership system in the countryside.
? China will see "important progress" in modernizing agriculture and rural regions before 2025.
? China will in principle finish territorial spatial planning at the county level this year, an effort that will help determine the layout of villages and classification of lands.
? China will ramp up legislation and supervision for the construction of farmers' homes and will work to rule out risks in three years.
Li Lei contributed to this story.
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