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The purpose of developing functional agriculture is to endow agricultural production with more functions in the field of agriculture, go beyond the traditional production of agricultural products, and meet the needs of society, economy and environment. The goal of functional agriculture is to achieve sustainable rural development and increase farmers' overall income through diversified agricultural management models and industrial structures.

The main functional agricultural purposes include:

1. Diversified economic income increase: Functional agriculture expands the rural economy from traditional agricultural product production to diversified fields such as agricultural leisure tourism, ecological agriculture, and characteristic agricultural product processing. This can provide more ways to increase economic income and reduce the sensitivity of rural residents to fluctuations in agricultural product prices.

2. Promoting rural employment: The development of functional agriculture has created more employment opportunities, including rural tourist guides, agricultural product processing workers, and ecological and environmental protection personnel. This will help alleviate the employment pressure in rural areas and attract rural labor to stay in rural areas for employment.

3. Enrich the lives of rural residents: Functional agriculture not only focuses on the agricultural products themselves, but also focuses on providing more lifestyle and cultural experiences for rural residents. For example, rural tourism can allow urban residents to experience rural customs, and ecological agriculture can improve the living environment in rural areas.

4. Promote the upgrading of rural industries: The development of functional agriculture can promote the upgrading of rural industries from traditional agricultural product production to high value-added agricultural product processing and agricultural ecological protection. This helps to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of rural industries.

5. Protecting the ecological environment: Functional agriculture pays attention to the protection of the ecological environment, emphasizing the harmonious coexistence of agriculture and the natural environment. Functional agricultural models such as ecological agriculture and organic agriculture can help reduce the impact of agriculture on the environment and protect soil, water and biodiversity.

6. Promote the inheritance of rural culture: The development of functional agriculture can promote the inheritance and development of rural culture, and promote the traditional culture and history of rural areas through agricultural product culture and folk activities.

7. Support the rural revitalization strategy: Functional agriculture is an important part of the rural revitalization strategy, which can promote the adjustment of rural industrial structure, improve the rural environment, improve the living standards of farmers, etc., and promote the overall revitalization of the countryside.

To sum up, the purpose of developing functional agriculture is to achieve the coordinated development of rural economy, society and ecology by endowing agriculture with more functions and values, and to create more opportunities and benefits for farmers.