As rural areas benefit from the central government's new drive to build a 'new socialist countryside' during the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-10), farmers' income will continue to grow this year.

The three documents embrace increasingly more favorable policies for farmers, with greater supporting power and covering broader areas.

The slower increase of wages for migrant workers, to a large extent, hinders rural families' income growth.

With these favorable policies, Chinese farmers are not far from enjoying a new life of tax-free farming, free education and cheap medication.