BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese government on Wednesday urged for
extended efforts to ensure a bumper harvest this summer.
The government's efforts in encouraging agricultural production had greatly
aroused farmers' enthusiasm, and the country expected a bumper harvest this
summer, Premier Wen Jiabao said at an executive meeting of the State Council,
China's Cabinet.
He urged governments at all levels to extend efforts to ensure the coming
harvest.
Exertions should be made to strengthen agriculture technical guidance and
service, popularization of advanced planting methods and technologies, field
management, disease control and pest monitoring, Wen said.
Wen said local governments should ensure the allocation of farming-related
funds from the central budget, as well as the supply of farming resources,
including diesel and fertilizer.
Efforts should also be exerted to intensify the early warning of
potentially disastrous weather that may pose damage to agriculture, such as
flood, drought and typhoon.
Wen also underscored that priority in the quake-hit areas should go to the
resumption of telecom, electrical power, water supply, housing, schooling and
hospitals.