Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for more efforts to boost grain production and to make more funds available to the agricultural sector.
Wen noted that local authorities must monitor drought conditions, adopt measures to minimize the impact of drought on wheat-growing regions, make preparations for spring plowing, provide technological services for farmers and strengthen field management.
More efforts should be made to strengthen farmland irrigation and water conservancy construction, encourage farmers to build irrigation facilities, increase drought-fighting material reserves and promote water-saving irrigation throughout the country, he said.
Government at all levels should increase funds to boost agricultural production. The central government had allocated USD1.96 billion (RMB12.9 billion) to support grain production and fight drought, Wen said. China will also strengthen the regulation of farm produce markets and raise minimum rice purchase prices to boost farmers' incomes, he said.
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