A farmer uses a drone to spread pesticide in a wheat field at Zhaojiawa Village of Dingzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2018, to prepare for the summer wheat harvest. China has decided to boost mechanized farming and the upgrading of agricultural machinery, according to the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday. The meeting said that quickening the work as required by the country's rural vitalization strategy would provide essential support for China to achieve agricultural modernization, allow farmers to increase their income and further expand the domestic market. (Xinhua/Zhu Xudong)