HOHHOT — China should push for the integrative development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural regions to modernize agriculture and increase the income of farmers, Vice-Premier Wang Yang said on Sept 22.

China should extend rural industrial chains, encouraging rural businesses in fields including tourism, culture and healthcare, Wang said at a meeting on the integrated development of rural industries in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

China should establish mechanisms that benefit the farmers, such as rural cooperatives, and let the market play a bigger role to give full play to the creativity of business entities, he said.