President Xi Jinping has urged supply and marketing cooperatives to act as bridges for the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the government to maintain close ties with farmers and strive for high-quality development.
Xi emphasized the positive role that supply and marketing cooperatives have played in serving rural and urban residents, boosting the rural economy, eradicating absolute poverty, and promoting rural revitalization over the past seven decades.
He called for further strengthening leadership and support from Party committees and governments at all levels for the work of supply and marketing cooperatives, as well as the development of integrated platforms to serve farmers and modern agriculture.
Premier Li Qiang also instructed cooperatives to promote the high-quality development of agricultural supplies, distribution of agricultural products, and the recycling and utilization of renewable resources.