Tibet farmers, herdsmen's income sees double digital growth annually in past five years

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The net income of farmers and herdsmen in Tibet has been keeping an annual double digital growth in the past five consecutive years, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

"The per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen in Tibet reached 2,788 yuan (391 U.S. dollars) last year," said Ragdi, former vice-chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, at a meeting of the Counseling Committee on Development of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

"Their living and production conditions have seen considerable improvement," he said.