Wangmo county, southwest China's Guizhou province, has taken various measures to fight against poverty as the whole country intends to eliminate poverty by the end of 2020.

Farmers pack mangoes in Wangmo county. (Photo via the Publicity Department of CPC Wangmo County Committee)

By the end of 2019, Wangmo was still left with 22 poor villages and 10,800 registered population living in poverty, requiring the county to sprint for the goal of poverty alleviation.

In Wangmo county, with hills making up 97.2 percent of the land, many local people choose to work elsewhere to earn money. Among the total 320,000 people in the county, over 70,000 would seek a job in other places on a regular basis.

As many locals couldn't go out to work amid the epidemic, the human resources and social security bureau in Wangmo, together with other departments, arranged special buses, trains or planes to transport the farmers to their work, according to Wei Jiazhun, director of the human resources and social security bureau.

By April 7, over 70,000 locals in Wangmo have either resumed positions or secured new jobs outside the county.

In addition to helping people find jobs the county also developed industries, taking targeted measures to alleviate poverty.

The Nawang village under Wangmo county has encouraged farmers to grow mango trees based on local conditions. Many poverty-stricken people are old-aged and weak in manual labor, said Tian Longyan, director of the office of poverty alleviation and development in the county, adding that the mango industry, which depends less on labor and technology, is considered relatively appropriate.

According to Tian, the planting area of mango trees in Wangmo exceeds 267 hectares. "Technicians will train us on planting and officials will help sell mangoes," said Wei Ximi, a 51-year-old villager at Nawang, who received an income of 12,000 yuan from mangoes last August.

Meanwhile, the county has focused on practical issues such as safe drinking water and disease relief, hoping to facilitate high-quality poverty alleviation.