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Ready for planting
Published: Apr 24, 2026 11:03 PM
A farmer drives a tractor in terraced fields, preparing for the planting of rice on April 24, 2026, in Xuancheng, East China's Anhui Province. In the first quarter, the nation's comprehensive mechanization rate for crop cultivation and harvesting reached 76.7 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Photo: VCG

A farmer drives a tractor in terraced fields, preparing for the planting of rice on April 24, 2026, in Xuancheng, East China's Anhui Province. In the first quarter, the nation's comprehensive mechanization rate for crop cultivation and harvesting reached 76.7 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Photo: VCG