BEIJING — China has seen an outstanding shift in its farming sector with the mechanization rate exceeding 70 percent in 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said.

The production of three staple crops including wheat, rice and corn is now mainly completed with farming machines, according to the ministry.

China has been promoting complete mechanization in the agriculture sector. In 2019, the country established 153 new model counties for complete mechanization in agricultural production.