Rural Microcredit Offered to Farmers in Wangdu, China's Hebei

A farmer takes care of cows bought with small personal loans Wangdu County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2013. Up to 2012, the Wangdu Rural Credit Cooperative has offered 3,891 loans of 310 million RMB yuan (US$49.44 million) to farmers, helping enable them to increase incomes, raise agricultural production and improve rural development. [Xinhua]