A new round of cold wave will bring significant cooling and rain, snow and freezing weather. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has made urgent arrangements for prevention and response——
Ensure stable agricultural production and ensure vegetable market supply
Report from our newspaper, Beijing, January 18 (Reporter Yu Jingxian) At present, the first large-scale low-temperature rain and snow weather this year is still continuing. A new round of cold wave will affect most of central and eastern my country from west to east from the 19th to the 23rd, bringing with it In the coming weather, there will be significant cooling, freezing rain, snow and strong winds. The minimum temperature line of 0 degrees Celsius will press southward to southern Jiangnan and northern South China. There may be heavy snowfall or freezing rain in some areas of the south, which will have an adverse impact on agricultural production.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a notice on the 18th to urgently deploy prevention and response work to ensure the stability of agricultural production and the market supply of "vegetable basket" products.
It is reported that this rain and snow weather process covers a wide area, has a large cooling range, and has heavy rain and snow in some areas, which can easily cause freezing of rapeseed, open-field vegetables, fruit trees and other crops, damage to facility greenhouses, poultry and livestock pens, and damage to livestock, poultry, and aquatic products. Production is affected and the transportation of fresh agricultural products is blocked.
The notice emphasizes that agricultural and rural departments at all levels must continue to work hard to implement various measures to ensure that responsibilities are assigned to people and measures are in place to effectively reduce the impact of disasters.
The notice requires comprehensive strengthening of monitoring and early warning, and early implementation of defensive measures.
In the northern region, it is necessary to strengthen the classified management of winter wheat to ensure safe wintering; strengthen agricultural facilities, clear snow in a timely manner, and scientifically regulate temperature.
In the southern region, it is necessary to implement anti-fouling and anti-freeze measures for field crops, strengthen cultivating and cultivating soil, spray foliar fertilizers, clear ditches in a timely manner to remove moisture, and drain away waterlogging and reduce humidity.
Strengthen the dispatch and transportation of agricultural production materials such as seeds, fertilizers, forages, vaccines, and disinfectants.
The Spring Festival is approaching, and it is crucial to ensure the stable production and supply of "vegetable basket" products.
The notice requires that we pay close attention to market dynamics and provide production and marketing docking services to ensure that vegetables can be harvested, stored and sold.
Areas where transportation may be blocked due to snowfall should appropriately increase the reserves of "vegetable basket" products. Large and medium-sized cities should improve emergency supply guarantee plans, improve emergency supply guarantee production bases and lists of transportation and marketing entities, make supply and demand docking and transport capacity reserves in advance, and arrange emergency guarantees in advance. for vegetable production.
Strengthen communication and coordination with relevant departments, smooth the "green channel", ensure that fresh agricultural products are not out of stock, ensure stable production, sufficient supply, and stable prices.
(People's Daily)