AerialphototakenonMay24,2022showsfarmersharvestingwheatinthefieldsinXiapoVillageofLinyi,eastChina'sShandongProvince.(PhotobyWuJiquan/Xinhua)BEIJING,Sept.28(Xinhua)--Chinahasmadesolidprogressinpushingforwardruralvitalizationasplannedoverthelastfiveyears,thecountry'stopeconomicplannersaidonWednesday.In2018,Chinareleasedafive-yearplanforitsruralvitalizationstrategy,mappingoutanumberofmajorprojects,programsandactions.All59oftheplan'skeytasks,includingconsolidatingagriculturalproductioncapacityandimprovingthesafetyofdrinkingwaterinruralareas,havebeencarriedoutsteadilyandhaveyieldedgoodresults,WuXiao,anofficialfromtheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission,toldapressconference.In2021,agriculturaltechnologyprogresscontributed61percentofthesector'sdevelopment,up3.5percentagepointsfrom2017,Wusaid.Andthecropcultivationandharvestmechanizationratehasexceeded72percent,up6percentagepointsfrom2017.Asofthegreendevelopmentofagriculture,theapplicationofchemicalfertilizersandpesticideshasexperiencednegativegrowthovertheyears,whiletheutilizationrateoflivestockmanurehassignificantlyincreased.Theconstructionofruralinfrastructure,suchaswater,electricity,roadandtelecommunicationfacilities,hasbeenboosted,Wusaid,addingthattapwaterisnowaccessiblein84percentofruralhouseholds.Thepercapitadisposableincomeofruralresidentsincreasedby28.9percentinrealtermsfrom2017to2021,Wusaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.