Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs： Popularizing Improved Varieties, Actively Fighting Drought and Effectively Reducing Disaster Losses

　　CCTV News:In addition to high-standard farmland construction, China has actively promoted excellent varieties of food crops and strengthened technical guidance, effectively reducing disaster losses such as drought.

　　According to reports, this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs selected and released 128 leading varieties of grain and oil production. In terms of excellent varieties, it achieved full coverage of improved varieties of grain crops, which strongly supported the stable production and increase of autumn grain this year. The reporter learned that some new varieties with high quality, high yield and drought resistance have played a role in some drought-stricken areas in the south.

　　Cao Zhibin, Head of High Temperature Resistant Rice Project of Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences:The new high-temperature resistant rice varieties we have developed can effectively solve the problem of low seed setting rate of rice under continuous high temperature, and our measured yield per mu should reach more than 1300 kilograms.

　　Qian Qian, Academician of China Academy of Sciences:Varieties with high quality, high yield and drought tolerance have played a very important role this year. When I went to Jiangsu, I found that these varieties are basically good in fruiting, and the overall (drought) impact is there, but the impact is controllable.

　　According to reports, in the critical period of autumn grain production, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has formulated and issued six technical guidance opinions on rice resistance to high temperature and heat damage and corn resistance to high temperature and drought in the south, and sent 25 contact guidance working groups, 10 expert guidance groups and 12 scientific and technological teams to provide in-depth production of first-line guidance services.

　　Zhu Juan, Director of Agricultural Information Division, Planting Management Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs:In view of the high temperature and drought in the south, the central government allocated 10 billion yuan to support the drought resistance of mid-season rice. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, together with relevant departments, tried every means to dispatch drought-resistant water sources, drill wells for irrigation, and implement measures such as "spraying drought-resistant water-retaining agent", replanting and replanting, which effectively reduced disaster losses.