This is designed to stimulate the growth of the middle class through key investment and development. This plan incorporates all of these elements to create a truly multifaceted approach to assisting and growing the middle class. The first part of this plan is the supply section. This is designed to get a sufficient supply of basic commodities such as food to increase the livelihood of profits in developing countries, thus increasing the chances of more people moving into the middle class in said countries. Food security can be achieved through the following programs: food stamps, cash and food-for-work initiatives, as well as cross-border agricultural trade agreements to increase supply. Additionally, new technologies, such as field monitoring equipment, can be used to assist farmers and increase production. China encourages the reduction of trade regulations and tariffs in creating a truly globalized market. The need for foreign direct investment (FDI) in realizing the government's agenda clearly makes trade agreements a priority among aspects of growing the created middle class. Investments represent one of the central aspects of the STIR initiative. Infrastructure, especially broadband networks, electricity grids and roads, is vital. This infrastructure, if invested, will allow citizens to use services through the Internet and obtain Internet-based services