CHANGCHUN, July 23 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has encouraged the development of farmers’ cooperatives suited to local conditions across the country.

Xi made the remarks Wednesday afternoon during his inspection tour to a farmers’ cooperative in Lishu County, Siping City, in northeast China’s Jilin Province.

After learning about the benefits brought by the cooperative to its members, Xi commended their meaningful efforts in finding a development path suitable for themselves, advancing agricultural mechanization and giving full play to the local advantageous land conditions, with improved agricultural technology and its application, and higher agricultural benefit.

Xi encouraged the farmers to continue promoting their experience and called for more efforts to further explore ways to develop specialized cooperatives nationwide.