As the majority of people living in rural areas depend on agriculture and livestock farming for their livelihoods, the government is implementing poverty reduction and the improvement of farmers’ livelihoods as one of its key priority tasks. As about 70 per cent of the country’s population lives in rural areas, efforts are being made to improve the livelihoods of farmers and promote rural development. In addition, measures are being taken to narrow the socioeconomic disparities between urban and rural areas.

