Guiyang and Gui'an boost farmers' incomes through various measures

Since the beginning of this year, Guiyang City and Gui'an New area in Southwest China's Guizhou have been implementing various measures to boost the incomes of farmers.

A tea planting base in Guiyang. [Photo/guiyang.gov.cn]

Efforts include aligning labor demands with developed regions, enhancing labor service organization, and disbursing entrepreneurial subsidies totaling 19.39 million yuan ($2.69 million) in the first half of the year.

The two places have established 18 gig markets (including five online) and 664 gig stations, serving 44,000 individuals, registering 20,600 job seekers, and employing 69,700 rural workers in the construction sector citywide.

They have strengthened the agricultural industry by recognizing 30 municipal-level agricultural leading enterprises and cultivating 1,962 large-scale farming households, 46 family farms, and 48 standard cooperatives.

They are also developing and expanding village collective economies. Building on the 2023 regional pilot, 208 villages citywide are engaging in "1+1" development practices, involving over 2,000 shareholders and employing 1,000 local workers. This initiative is expected to boost overall income by 40 million yuan annually.

On April 1, the urban and rural subsistence allowance was raised to 827 yuan per person per month, a 47-yuan increase from the previous year. In the first three quarters, the average net income of impoverished individuals in Guiyang reached 15,783.77 yuan, growing by 8.71 percent, while in Gui'an New Area, it reached 17,104.24 yuan, increasing by 9.02 percent.