Small and medium-sized leisure agriculture enterprises and business operators encouraged by policy to obtain mutual guarantee financing

Beijing, December 1 (Reporter Qiao Jinliang): The Ministry of Agriculture recently issued a notice making arrangements for promoting the sustained and healthy development of leisure agriculture.

The Notice proposes continuously improving support policies for leisure agriculture, advancing the implementation of existing support policies, and striving for policies such as enjoying agricultural charging standards for water and electricity, increasing investment in leisure agriculture through multiple channels, encouraging small and medium-sized leisure agriculture enterprises and business operators to achieve small-sum financing through mutual assistance and mutual guarantee, and encouraging farmers to participate in operations by contributing assets, funds, technology and other factors as shares. The Notice proposes that by 2020, efforts should be made to make leisure agriculture a pillar industry that promotes increased agricultural efficiency, increased farmers' income and improved rural environment. The industrial scale should be further expanded, with the average annual growth of visitor numbers and operating income reaching 10%; social benefits should be noticeably improved, the income of farmers engaged in leisure agriculture should grow relatively quickly, and the number of farmers nationwide benefiting should reach 35 million.