Talent is key to the country"s rural vitalization strategy and more efforts should be made to cultivate farmers with modern skills, people able to start businesses in the countryside and government rural affairs workers, national political advisers said at a recent meeting.

The National Committee of the Chinese People"s Political Consultative Conference, the country"s top political advisory body, held a meeting on Monday to discuss ways to achieve rural vitalization. About 100 members attended, some in Beijing and others in sub-venues in Guizhou and Yunnan provinces via video link.

Wang Yang, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, said expanding poverty alleviation achievements and implementing the rural vitalization strategy are the embodiment of the Communist Party of China"s ruling purpose and inherent requirements for building a modern socialist country.