Shotlist FILE: Heilongjiang Province, northeast China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Aerial shots of harvest in progress, harvested soybeans FILE: China - Exact Lo cation and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Corn grains 3. Drones spraying pesticide over farm FILE: Anhui Province, east China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 4. Aerial shot of irrigation system working FILE: Handan City, Hebei Province, north China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. Aerial shots of wheat seedlings China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Dong Qiang, Professor, College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University: "In order to promote modernization of agriculture and rural areas, emphasis should be put on enhancing production output and capacity, improving production and ecology and increasing both production and income." FILE: Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Aerial shots of harvest in progress FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 8. Corn FILE: Hubei Province, central China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 9. Aerial shot of drones 10. Various of screen showing drone in farming operation China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 11. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Dong Qiang, Professor, College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agricultural University (ending with shots 12-13): "Scientific and technological achievements should not be confined to journals or research departments — they should be truly applied in the field to benefit farmers." FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 12. Various of drones working on field FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 13. Various of AI-powered vertical farm, plants FILE: Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 14. Various of automatic transplanting machines operating Storyline The Central Rural Work Conference, which was held from Monday to Tuesday in Beijing, reviewed the current situation and challenges in agriculture, rural areas and farmers' work, while setting priorities for China's agricultural development in 2026. Modernizing agriculture and rural areas, boosting grain production and raising farmers' incomes were top priorities at this year's meeting, aimed at advancing China's comprehensive rural revitalization. The conference emphasized that modernizing agriculture and rural areas is key to China's overall progress and the quality of its modernization. Grain production remains a major focus, with efforts next year aimed at stabilizing output of grain and oil products to strengthen China's agricultural capacity. China reaped another bumper harvest in 2025, with grain output topping 714 million tons, according to National Bureau of Statistics data, driven by increases in planting area and yield per unit. The conference also called for stronger agricultural policies to benefit farmers, improve rural living standards, consolidate gains in poverty alleviation and improve governance and social civility in rural areas. "In order to promote modernization of agriculture and rural areas, emphasis should be put on enhancing production output and capacity, improving production and ecology and increasing both production and income," said Dong Qiang, a professor at the College of Humanities and Development Studies of China Agricultural University. The conference emphasized the need for technological breakthroughs and the application of scientific advances to safeguard China's food security. "Scientific and technological achievements should not be confined to journals or research departments — they should be truly applied in the field to benefit farmers," Dong said.