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China’s grain possession per capita surpassed the world average by 47 kilograms in 2016, with its total grain output reaching 600 billion kilograms for four consecutive years, said Han Changfu, China’s Minister of Agriculture, on Sept. 21.

Han made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 15th China International Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF).

The minister hailed the great development of the country’s rural economy. The per-capita disposable income of farmers increased by 8% annually, reaching 12,000 RMB ($1,820) in 2016.

With the deepening structural adjustment of agriculture, the country cut nearly 2 million hectares of corn production in 2016 and scaled up 56% of the husbandry industry.

Green agriculture also saw a big leap over the last year, with zero growth of pesticide use and near-zero growth of fertilizer use.

In addition, the number of new-type agricultural entities has reached 2.8 million in 2016, with a rural e-commerce transaction volume of over 220 billion RMB, Han introduced, adding that the revenue of leisure agriculture and rural tourism totaled 570 billion RMB.

CAFT has been held for 15 years annually since 2003. The business volume of the fair increased to 69.9 billion RMB in 2015 from 15 billion RMB 15 years ago, making the event a significant symbol of China’s market-oriented agriculture.