China Party Mtg: Must Boost Ag Output, Farmers' Income-Xinhua

BEIJING --China must boost its agricultural output, and guarantee grain security and supply of major agricultural products, Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday, citing outcome of a key Communist Party meeting that ended on the same day.

The meeting of the party's Central Committee reinforced its stance of increasing agricultural output and farmers' income, as well as improving infrastructure in the sector, Xinhua said.

The meeting set a target to effectively maintain the supply of grain and major agricultural products and double farmers' income by 2020, according to Xinhua.

The government will increase its investment in the agricultural sector, and expand cooperation with other countries in the sector, it said.

It will also strengthen checks of agricultural products to ensure quality, said the meeting.

-Zheng Xiaolu contributed to this story, Dow Jones Newswires; 8610 6588-5848; tracy.zheng@dowjones.com