A bird's eye view of earthquake-devastated Maoxian county in Sichuan province. Maoxian was traditionally a major agricultural production base and tourism destination in Southwest China. [China Daily]
In addition to its massive physical destruction, the devastating May 12 earthquake will deliver multiple aftershocks to the economy of the worst affected region, Sichuan province.
The impact will differ in various areas and the total loss will exceed the January blizzards, which cost the economy 151.7 billion yuan.
The quake has seriously affected agricultural production in Sichuan and other regions, says Wei Chao'an, agriculture vice-minister.
The earthquake, which triggered landslides in the mountainous province, has damaged 33,333 hectares of farmland, including more than 10,000 hectares of wheat and rapeseed and more than 20,000 hectares of vegetable plantations, in the 13 worst-hit cities and counties of Sichuan province, Wei says.
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