China News Agency, Beijing, April 6 (Reporter Zhao Jianhua) The Ministry of Finance of China has recently allocated 1.2 billion yuan (RMB, the same below) for agricultural production and water conservancy disaster relief funds to support local water conservancy and drought relief, and the prevention and control of major crop diseases and insect pests. the work.
The Ministry of Finance introduced on the 6th that of the 1.2 billion central fiscal agricultural production and water disaster relief funds issued by the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 200 million yuan was allocated for water disaster relief funds to support 6 provinces (regions) including Zhejiang, Yunnan, and Guangdong. Do a good job in the construction of temporary drought-resistant water sources, purchase water-lifting equipment, enhance the ability to protect against drought, and solve the difficulty of drinking water due to drought.
At the same time, 1 billion yuan of agricultural production relief funds have been arranged to support 30 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) including Hebei, Anhui, Henan and other provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) to purchase pesticides, medical equipment and other materials needed for the prevention and control of major crop diseases and insect pests, and promote biological control, ecological control and chemical Emergency control, prevention and control of major crop diseases and insect pests, and other related work, make every effort to stabilize agricultural production and ensure national food security.
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