Meng Pinghong, NPC deputy, expert from the Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences:

We need to combine science and research developments with current poverty-relief efforts, providing scientific and technological support for rural revitalization.

Meng Pinghong, expert from the Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, attends a panel discussion in Beijing, March 5. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Zuo Dingchao, vice chairman of the CPPCC provincial committee of Guizhou:

Legislation should be promoted to set standards for the development of the collective economy in rural areas, so as to protect local farmers' rights.

Zuo Dingchao, vice chairman of the CPPCC provincial committee of Guizhou, speaks at a press conference in Beijing, March 5. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]