BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The central authorities publicize on Monday a set of ideas set forth by the Communist Party of China (CPC) central Committee and the State Council on further strengthening the work in rural areas and raise overall agricultural production capacity.

    The ideas adopted by the CPC Central Committee are aimed at the improvement of agricultural infrastructure, faster progress in agro-science and technology, and increased overall capacity of agricultural production as a major, urgent strategic task for the country at present and in a period to come, which have to practically be done well.

    "This will not only guarantee the material foundation for China's food safety, but create essential conditions for raising farmers' income," the ideas acknowledge.

    The ideas acknowledge that agriculture remains a weak link in the development of national economy with an insufficient input, its fragile foundation has not been altered, and a long-term mechanism of increasing food production and farmer's income is yet to be established.

    The overall requirements for China's agriculture and rural work for 2005 are to go on working for the coordinated development between urban and rural areas with a scientific concept on development.

    The government will persevere in stabilizing, improving and intensifying the policies to support rural development, effectively step up the comprehensive production capacity of agriculture, continue to adjust agriculture and rural economic structure and further carry out in-depth reforms in the rural areas, and strive for the goals of stable food growth, farmers' sustained, increased income and an all-round development of rural economy.

    The ideas set forth by central authorities listed policies in nine aspects to reach the goals including:

    -- Further motivate farmers' enthusiasm by stabilizing, improving and beefing up policies to prop agricultural development;

    -- Resolutely implement the most rigid practice for the protection of farmland and effectively raise the quality in farmland use;

    -- Strengthen water conservancy and ecological construction, increase the capacity of agriculture in resisting natural adversity;

    -- Accelerate agricultural technology innovation and raise the science and technology contents in agriculture;

    -- Speed up construction work of rural infrastructure and improve development environment for agriculture;

    -- Continue to advance the adjustment of agriculture and rural economic structure and increase competitive power of agriculture;

    -- Reform and improve the investing and financing systems in rural areas;

    -- Improve the competency of rural laborers and promote the all-round development of farmers and rural society and;

    -- Reinforce and improve the leadership of the CPC over rural work. Enditem