How to reap a bumper harvest of summer grain in the year of great flood

At present, the national summer grain harvest is basically over. Although there are some phased unfavorable factors in agrometeorological conditions this year, the total output of summer grain can still reach 280 billion jin, which is still a bumper harvest year on the whole. Since the beginning of the flood season this year, the flood situation in our country has been relatively serious. how can we have a bumper harvest of summer grain in the year of heavy flood?

Data from the Ministry of Agriculture show that the sown area of summer grain this year remains stable, with an estimated summer grain area of 414 million mu, including 339 million mu of winter wheat, which are basically the same as last year. The yield components of winter wheat showed a trend of "one decreasing and two increasing", in which the number of spikes per mu decreased, while the number of grains per spike and 1000-grain weight increased.

Minister of Agriculture Han Changfu said that it is not easy to have a bumper harvest of summer grain this year on the basis of a substantial increase in output last year. In the face of complex and changeable climatic conditions, summer grain can continue to maintain a bumper harvest, mainly due to four factors.

First, the policy is powerful. We will continue to implement the policy of minimum wheat purchase price and maintain price stability, and continue to allocate 1.5 billion yuan of subsidy funds for wheat "one spray, three prevention", thus stabilizing farmers' enthusiasm for production. Second, facilities are improved. In recent years, the state has continuously strengthened the construction of agricultural infrastructure, built high-standard farmland with high and stable yields and guaranteed harvests by drought and waterlogging, and improved its ability to resist disasters. Third, science and technology are in place. In particular, the high-yield and high-efficiency comprehensive cultivation techniques of wheat production have been popularized in a large area, and the level of science and technology has been steadily improved. Fourth, the fight against disasters is effective. The integration focuses on promoting active disaster avoidance techniques such as deep pine soil preparation, precision sowing, post-sowing suppression, "one spray and three prevention" and so on. Vigorously carry out the unified prevention and control of diseases and insect pests, timely prevention and control, the effect is remarkable.

It is understood that this year's summer grain production shows three remarkable characteristics: first, the regional layout is more concentrated. It further formed the strong gluten wheat dominant area in the north of Huang-Huai River, the weak gluten wheat dominant area in Lixia River and coastal areas of Jiangsu Province, and the dominant area of medium gluten wheat in the north of Jianghuai River and Huanghuai River. Second, the proportion of special varieties has been increased. The area proportion of strong gluten wheat with high market demand reached 23.5%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over the previous year. Third, it is significant to save cost and increase efficiency. More than 10 million mu of water-saving wheat varieties were popularized in North China and Northwest China, an increase of more than 7 million mu over the previous year. Hebei groundwater funnel area reduces more than 1 million mu of winter wheat with large water consumption. Various localities have also integrated and promoted fertilizer-saving, medicine-saving and other technologies to promote cost-saving and efficiency.

"as soon as you get the summer harvest, the autumn harvest is the big end." Han Changfu said that judging from the current situation, spring sowing crops are growing well, and summer sowing is progressing smoothly. However, we should be soberly aware that grain production in the second half of the year will still be affected by two unfavorable conditions. First, under the influence of super El Ni ñ o, natural disasters may occur frequently; second, due to the influence of agricultural prices, especially food prices, farmers' income growth is likely to decline.

The Ministry of Agriculture requires all localities to focus closely on the main line of "improving quality, increasing efficiency, stabilizing grain income and sustainable", highlight key points, solve difficulties, make greater efforts to promote, reduce the impact and losses of disasters, and strive to implement various support policies of the central government. strengthen technical guidance services, do a good job in the connection of market production and marketing, ensure that farmers' interests are not harmed, ensure that the area can be adjusted and stable, and strive to achieve the goal of stabilizing grain income for the whole year.