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Chinese premier stresses efforts to stabilize grain supply

CGTN

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged all-out efforts to secure the stable supply of grain and vital agricultural products.

Premier Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in instructions on spring agricultural production and disaster prevention, reduction and relief efforts.

Local governments should be fully prepared for spring plowing and provide greater policy support and technical guidance for agricultural production, Li said. He also emphasized the need to ensure adequate supply of agricultural materials.

Li said these efforts aim to help the country achieve another bumper harvest and firmly underpin its high-quality social and economic development.

A national conference on spring agricultural production and disaster prevention, reduction and relief efforts was convened in Xinxiang, Henan Province on Monday. Vice Premier Liu Guozhong attended the conference and made a speech.

Liu called for moves to increase grain and oil yields, encourage the use of supportive technology, and promote the development and maintenance of high-standard farmland.

Efforts should also be made to monitor disaster risks and strengthen emergency preparedness to reduce the impact of disasters on agricultural output, the vice premier said.

Prior to the conference, Liu visited Xingtai in Hebei Province, north China, and examined the restoration of damaged agricultural infrastructure and the growth of wheat.

(Cover: Farmers labor in a wheat field in Shimen Town in Wudu District, Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, March 9, 2024. /Xinhua)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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