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China's Agriculture Ministry warns of super El Niño impact, pushes high-standard farmland upgrades
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On September 21, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a national video conference on autumn agricultural production. The meeting emphasized the need to stabilize winter wheat production by securing sown areas and improving sowing quality, combining growth control and promotion to cultivate strong seedlings before winter, thereby laying the foundation for next year's summer grain output. It called for integrating agricultural machinery and agronomic techniques to boost rapeseed yields and increase oilseed production through multiple measures. The ministry stressed the importance of closely monitoring the impact of a super El Niño climate pattern, refining emergency plans for meteorological disasters and pests, and solidly advancing the construction of high-standard farmland. It also urged continuous efforts to repair and renovate field ditches, manage waterlogging in plains, and accelerate the improvement of emergency response capabilities such as grain drying and storage. Additionally, the meeting called for stabilizing fertilizer prices and ensuring supply, promoting water-saving and fertilizer-efficient technologies like integrated water and fertilizer application, to meet agricultural production needs.
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September 21 — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held a national video conference on autumn agricultural production on September 21.
Key highlights from the meeting include:
- Stabilizing winter wheat production: The meeting emphasized the need to stabilize winter wheat output by reinforcing the shared responsibility of the Party and government for food security, ensuring sown acreage, and improving sowing quality. A combination of controlling excessive growth and promoting strong seedlings should be adopted to cultivate robust seedlings before winter, laying a solid foundation for next year's summer grain production.
- Boosting rapeseed and oil crop yields: The integration of agricultural machinery and agronomic techniques will be promoted to achieve a significant increase in rapeseed yield per unit area, alongside multiple measures to enhance overall oil crop production capacity.
- Addressing climate risks: Close attention must be paid to the impact of a potential super El Niño event. Detailed contingency plans for meteorological disasters, pests, and weeds should be developed. Efforts will be intensified to advance the construction of high-standard farmland, continue the restoration and renovation of field ditches and canals, and manage waterlogging in plain areas. Gaps in emergency response capabilities, such as grain drying and storage, should be addressed to improve agricultural disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief capacity.
- Ensuring fertilizer supply and price stability: Measures will be taken to stabilize the supply and prices of agricultural inputs such as chemical fertilizers. The promotion of water-saving and fertilizer-efficient technologies, including integrated water and fertilizer management, will be expanded to meet the fertilizer needs of agricultural production.
(Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
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