Farmers walk along the dried-up wheat fields in a village in Xinxian county, east China's Anhui province, on January 22, 2009. As of Monday, 141 million mu of wheat in six major grain producing provinces -- Henan, Anhui, Shandong, Shanxi, Gansu and Shaanxi, were badly hit by drought, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. [Xinhua] The figure indicated that almost 43 percent of the country's wheat was affected. According to Monday's weather report by China Meteorological Administration, severe drought in north China was expected to continue as no rain has been forecasted for the next ten days. To cope with the problem, the MOA asked agricultural departments of every level to collect all of their strength to channel water, enhance irrigation and fertilization. Agricultural technicians have been sent to instruct farmers on drought relief work. The provincial government also plans to carry out artificial precipitation when weather permits. |
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