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In terms of the construction of digital villages, Zhejiang is a national front runner. It was reported that in 2022, the digitalization rate of agriculture in Zhejiang reached 68.3 percent, ranking first in the country for the fourth consecutive year.
According to Zhejiang provincial government, by 2027, it will build 1,000 digital agricultural factories, 100 future farms and 1,000 demonstration villages, with the online retail sales of agricultural products reaching 180 billion RMB (around 26.5 billion USD).
To achieve these goals, Zhejiang will take full advantage of the support from central government, and accelerate the implementation of pilot projects and favorable policies.
Projects will be carried out to digitalize agriculture in rural areas, improve the efficiency of rural industries and the quality of public services with digital tools, popularize rural culture through the Internet, and upgrade governance and digital infrastructure, according to the memorandum.