Alibaba Launches E-commerce Poverty Relief Program in CQ

China’s e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, announced its plan to help lift Chinese farmers out of poverty in Chongqing, as the country is trying to eradicate poverty by 2020.

“The company will mobilize all resources to enable 800 poverty-stricken counties to gain prosperity through e-commerce,” said CEO Daniel Zhang, who is dedicated to helping rural entrepreneurs sell local produce to other areas.

This year, Alibaba will build 10 model counties across the country to explore ways to help poor farmers fight against poverty using internet technologies.

The 10 counties are located in Chongqing, Yunnan, Gansu, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Anhui, Fujian, Jilin and Guizhou.

The company will also set up official poverty relief service stations for those counties on its e-commerce platforms to promote local produce.

Source: China Daily

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