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China Braces for Cold Wave and Snowfall: Emergency Measures Issued for Agricultural Production

The Spring Festival holiday is coming to an end and the “rain” is coming. Winter rapeseed in the south is in the budding and blooming stage, winter wheat in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Huaihe River and Yangtze River has begun to turn green, winter wheat in the southwest has jointed, and spring plowing has begun from south to north. According to the China Meteorological Administration, a cold wave will affect my country from west to east and north to south from February 17 to 22. The temperature in the central and eastern parts will fluctuate violently, and the 0°C temperature line will press southward to southern Jiangsu, Anhui, southern Hunan, and In southern Guizhou, there will be snowfall or sleet in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and areas north of it. There will be heavy to heavy snowfall and local heavy snowfall in North China, Huanghuai, Jianghuai and Jianghan. Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and other places will have heavy snowfall. Freezing rain occurs. The heavy snowfall and freezing rain areas highly overlap with the areas affected by the rain, snow and freezing weather in early February, which may have an adverse impact on current agricultural production. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs attaches great importance to this and issued an emergency notice on February 16 to deploy prevention and response work to minimize the impact and losses of the disaster.

Strengthen the implementation of responsibilities. During this cold wave, the temperature fluctuated violently and rain and snow spread widely, which can easily cause freezing of flowering rapeseed, green wheat, open-field vegetables, fruit trees and other crops, damage to agricultural facilities, affect the production of livestock, poultry and aquatic products, and hinder the transportation of fresh agricultural products. It may also lead to “exacerbating the situation” for previously affected areas such as Hubei and Hunan. Agricultural and rural departments at all levels must fully understand the importance and urgency of preventing cold wave weather at present, and must adopt a sense of responsibility of “always worrying” to resolutely avoid problems such as carelessness and slack work that may occur during the holidays, strengthen organizational leadership, and strengthen responsibility , implement policies by zoning and classification, and provide precise and detailed guidance to ensure a good start for spring plowing production.

Strengthen monitoring and early warning. Pay close attention to weather changes, strengthen communication and consultation with emergency management, meteorological and other departments, analyze and judge the impact of rain and snow weather on agricultural production, and propose specific preventive measures. Through radio, television, mobile phone text messages, WeChat and other means, early warning information and response measures are released through multiple channels, high density and wide coverage, and “one-to-one” notification is given to production entities. Strengthen disaster monitoring and dispatching, detect early, accurately assess, and report disaster information and disaster response progress in a timely manner.

Scientific and effective response. Organize experts to formulate and improve technical plans, and dispatch working groups and scientific and technological teams as needed to guide the implementation of cold and frost protection measures. In the northern region, it is necessary to strengthen the classified management of winter wheat to ensure safe overwintering and smooth greening; strengthen agricultural facilities, clear snow in a timely manner, and scientifically regulate temperature; do a good job in the management of vegetable fertilizers and water in facilities and the prevention and control of pests and diseases; implement anti-freezing of livestock and poultry conservation and drinking water systems, and appropriately increase Energy feed ratio; livestock and poultry dead due to disasters should be treated harmlessly in a timely manner; water levels in breeding ponds should be increased, and cold-resistant breeding species should be transferred to greenhouses (rooms) as soon as possible. In the southern region, anti-fouling and anti-freezing measures for rapeseed, open-field vegetables and fruit trees should be implemented, soil cultivation should be strengthened, potassium dihydrogen phosphate should be sprayed on the leaves, ditches should be cleared to remove moisture, and waterlogging should be drained and dehumidified in a timely manner. Strengthen the dispatch and transportation of production materials such as seeds, fertilizers, forages, vaccines, and disinfectants.

Improve the connection between production and sales. Strengthen dynamic monitoring of production and market operations, determine market gaps, and prepare emergency plans in advance; timely release supply and demand information, reasonably guide the market schedule of vegetables and livestock and aquatic products, and promote balanced supply. We will give full play to the role of the logistics guarantee mechanism, promote the implementation of the “green channel” policy for the transportation of fresh agricultural products, promote the “point-to-point” connection between production areas and sales areas, and prevent unsalable production areas and tight supply in sales areas. We must do a good job in quality and safety supervision and strictly prevent sick and dead livestock and poultry from entering the market. We will further strengthen the emergency supply guarantee mechanism and take multiple measures to ensure stable production, adequate supply, and reliable quality of “vegetable basket” products.

Editor: Li Geli

2024-02-17 14:59:22
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