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China trained 613,600 high-skilled farmers last year
China trained 613,600 high-skilled farmers last year, according to a national study released in 2026.
The training is part of efforts to build skills and leadership in rural areas across the country.
More than 71% of trained farmers helped others through activities such as sharing farming advice or coordinating sales.
Courses cover practical needs, from crop production and smart machinery to online sales and business management.
The study says rural areas still face a large shortage of business and governance talent, despite the training effort.
Programs are also shifting from one-time lessons toward ongoing support for farmers' growth.
China plans to keep building its rural workforce during the 2026–2030 period.
China trained 613,600 high-skilled farmers last year, according to a report released by the Central Agricultural Broadcasting and Television School.
The report says 71.25% of these farmers helped nearby farmers through activities such as technical guidance and coordinated sales.
Training is expanding to cover smart agriculture, online sales and rural tourism alongside core production skills.
A survey of 118,000 farmers found that 68.1% most wanted to learn key production techniques.
The report also says training is shifting from one-off instruction toward ongoing support for farmers’ development.
- Who
- China’s local authorities and agricultural training institutions trained high-skilled farmers.
- What
- They trained 613,600 high-skilled farmers last year.
- When
- Last year, as reported in the 2026 national development report.
- Where
- Across China.
- Why
- To strengthen rural talent and support rural development and revitalization.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Local authorities trained 613,600 high-skilled farmers, according to the report.
The Central Agricultural Broadcasting and Television School surveyed 118,000 farmers across China about their training needs.
The school released its national report on the development of high-skilled farmers.
- Farmers trained last year
- 613,600
- Farmers seeking key production techniques
- 68.1%
- Farmers helping nearby farmers
- 71.25%
- Survey coverage
- 118,000 farmers across 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
- New industries training during the 14th Five-Year Plan
- 500,000 people
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What people are saying
We developed more than 80 clients, and the annual volume of vegetables sold outside the area reaches 30,000 mu.
To achieve a seamless connection from the classroom to the market, you have to help people get started and then see them through.
Farmer education and training cannot stop at one-off provision of whatever is lacking; it must pay more attention to building capabilities and supporting continued growth.