Make every effort to fight the defense war well - all regions and departments strengthen flood response and restore agricultural production | agriculture | recovery
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 11th (Xinhua) - Make every effort to fight the defense war - Various regions and departments strengthen flood response and restore agricultural production
Xinhua News Agency reporter
Recently, extreme heavy rainfall in North China, Huanghuai and Northeast China has caused flooding disasters, affecting agricultural production. At present, it is a critical period for the formation of autumn grain crop yields. Relevant departments and regions are working hard to implement disaster prevention and reduction measures and accelerate the recovery of agricultural production.
Not long ago, three consecutive days of rainfall made Li Minli, a vegetable farmer in Shuangcheng District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, worried about the waterlogged vegetable greenhouse: in the early stage, there was a lot of manual input with seeds, how can we reduce some losses?
"Tomatoes have wilted but not withered. Quickly dig a pit next to the greenhouse, lower the water level in the ground, and remove the plastic film in a timely manner to increase surface evaporation. On sunny days after continuous cloudy and rainy days, cover the greenhouse with a shading net to reduce plant transpiration." The suggestion put forward by Wang Juan, the director of the Harbin Comprehensive Experimental Station of the National Bulk Vegetable Industry Technology System, after a field visit, reassured Li Minli.
In recent times, various departments have taken active actions to strengthen flood response. On the 8th, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs urgently issued 732 million yuan in agricultural production disaster prevention and relief funds, supporting the Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Northeast and other regions to accelerate the implementation of agricultural flood prevention and relief work. Relevant departments shall organize and strengthen typhoon and flood prevention scheduling, conduct on-site investigations on the disaster situation, guide production recovery, and reduce the adverse effects of flood disasters on "rice bags" and "vegetable baskets".
At present, relevant regions actively implement disaster prevention and reduction measures according to local conditions——
In Huashu Village, Sihe Town, Yushu City, Jilin Province, accumulated water is continuously discharged into the water channels on the ground. Dozens of firefighters from the Special Service Brigade of Jilin Provincial Forest Fire Brigade are using large equipment to carry out rice field drainage operations and protect this grain field.
Wuchang City in Heilongjiang Province is making every effort to carry out rapid drainage, and now most of the rice fields have returned to water. "By draining more water, we can harvest more," said Chen Guoliang, a village official in Lianhua Village, Wuchang Town, Wuchang City.
In North China, where floods have subsided, agricultural experts are going to the front line to provide urgent guidance on production recovery.
"We arrived at Xiangfu Mazhuang Village, Fangshan District, Beijing early in the morning on the 10th. Although there was no obvious water accumulation in the greenhouse, it was still necessary to prevent disease hazards in high humidity conditions. It is recommended to disinfect the soil with lime nitrogen and apply microbial agents if conditions permit to ensure the healthy growth of the next batch of vegetables," said Zhang Yangyong, Deputy Leader of the Vegetable Industry Expert Group of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
At present, flood prevention and disaster relief work is being carried out in an orderly manner in the four provinces and regions of Northeast China, as well as in the Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. According to the deployment, relevant departments will finely manage autumn grain fields, play the role of expert guidance groups, and implement measures such as "spraying multiple times" and disease and pest prevention and control, striving to increase production more in non disaster areas, maintain stable production in light disaster areas, and reduce production less in heavy disaster areas.
According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, it is expected that Typhoon Kanu will enter the northeast region of China on the night of the 11th, and rainfall will continue until the 13th. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs requires relevant provincial agricultural and rural departments to strengthen monitoring and early warning, and prepare for defense in advance; Implement production recovery measures tailored to local conditions, strengthen animal disease prevention and control in disaster areas, and monitor and prevent crop diseases and pests. On the 11th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs dispatched four more working groups and expert groups to Northeast China to guide agricultural anti typhoon and flood prevention work.
While strengthening emergency measures, we should also focus on post disaster production recovery measures and further strengthen the construction of disaster prevention and resistance capabilities.
Song Zhenwei, Director of the Crop Cultivation and Cultivation Center at the Crop Science Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, stated that the maize root system is slow or obstructed due to prolonged flooding and lack of oxygen. It is recommended to apply quick acting nutrients such as urea and potassium dihydrogen phosphate as soon as possible after drainage in farmland.
"The local relevant departments should make plans for reseeding short season crops, prepare seeds, fertilizers and other agricultural materials in advance, do a good job in transportation and scheduling, and organize farmers to reseed in time after the soil is disinfection and sterilization," Song Zhenwei said.
Zhang Yangyong suggested that the next step is to optimize and adjust the layout of facilities, and try to choose areas with higher terrain to build greenhouses or greenhouses. In northern regions, soil wall solar greenhouses are prone to collapse when exposed to water. In the future, it is possible to consider improving them to a steel frame structure to enhance flood resistance and minimize losses from flood disasters.