CCTV News (News Network): At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office on April 18, a relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs introduced that in the first quarter, the agricultural and rural economy achieved a steady start.

Care and oil production started well. The supply of "vegetable basket" products is sufficient, and the results of poverty alleviation have been consolidated and expanded. As of the end of March, the scale of employment of poverty-stricken laborers across the country reached 30.898 million.

Rural industries that enrich the people and improve quality and efficiency. In the first quarter, the added value of agricultural and sideline food processing industries above a certain scale increased by 7.2% year-on-year; the per capita disposable income of rural residents was 7,003 yuan, an actual increase of 6.5%.

The potential for domestic demand in rural areas is also constantly being released. In the first quarter, the national fixed asset investment in the primary industry increased by 16% year-on-year, and the retail sales of rural consumer goods increased by 4.9% year-on-year.