Agriculture and husbandry are the traditional and basic industries of Tibet Autonomous Region, where farmers and nomads account for over 80 percent of the total population. 

For many years Tibet continues increasing fiscal fund for agriculture, which reached over 16 billion yuan (2.6 billion US dollars) in 2013, and in the same year the per capita net income of Tibetan farmers and nomads reached 6,578 yuan (1,075 US dollars), which was the 11th consecutive year of double-digit growth. 

The following photos reflect the life of farmers and nomads in Tibet. 

Photo shows that a Tibetan nomad grazes sheep. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows that two farm cattle decorated with red cloth and colored ribbons walked into the farmland, and were yoked to the plow on the "starting ploughing festival" in southwest Tibet's Shigatse Prefecture. On the yearly festival the traditional way of ploughing called "a yoke of two cattle for tilling" would be reappeared. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows the herd on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows that Tibetan nomads graze sheep on the snowfield in Tibet. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows that a Tibetan nomad grazes sheep on the well-built asphalt roads on his way back. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows a fully loaded yak, which is the unique and major livestock on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows the peace and silent morning scenery on the grassland of Tibet. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows the herd on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows that Tibetan nomads graze sheep the herd by the lakeside on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]

Photo shows the herd by the lakeside on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. [Photo/ China Tibet Online]