College graduates encouraged to create jobs back home

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China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued a plan on Friday to help at least one member of every poverty-stricken family to find job, aiming to help the families to get rid of poverty on their own.

As agriculture is labor-intensive sector that can help create jobs in farming and agriculture-related service, encouraging university graduates to create businesses back home has become an efficient way of achieving that goal.

Sun Junlian brings fungi-breeding technology she learnt at university back home. /CGTN Photo

While getting a job is becoming increasingly difficult for college graduates in major cities in China, more of those who came from relatively less developed regions are heading back to the villages to start up business under the incentives provided by local governments.

Agricultural technology is much needed in rural areas and fellow villagers show great interest in it. /CGTN Photo

During the 19th CPC National Congress, the concept of rural vitalization was mentioned and again emphasized during the Two Sessions this year. But the key to achieving this is to bring people with talent back to the rural areas.

Agriculture technology creates bigger harvest compared with traditional skills. /CGTN Photo

The significance of college graduates creating businesses back home is far more than just the business itself. It is the knowledge and different mindsets that these graduates bring with them that matter the most.

Widespread poverty is still very common in some mountainous regions despite great efforts in helping the poor. /CGTN Photo

The problems hindering rural development is more and more people are leaving for the cities where there is a better living condition and more opportunities, creating a phenomenon in China called “hollow villages” meaning the abandoned or sparsely populated rural regions.

Sun Junlian shares what she has learned at college with her fellow villager. /CGTN Photo

There are still some people who can not leave, especially the senior and the poor who cannot afford relocating. For them, creating opportunities within the villages is important.

Sun's efforts have helped some of her fellow villagers get rid of poverty. /CGTN Photo