China to speed up research into more resilient crops
그것은 현재 동부 안후이성과 장쑤성의 일부 지역의 쌀 작물을 가뭄으로부터 구하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 농림부는 지방 당국이 재생 쌀 품종에 대한 연구를 가속화하고 식염수 내성 곡물과 알칼리 내성 곡물을 재배해야 한다고 말했습니다. 또한 중국 남부 지역의 유채 생산 확대를 위해 벼 수확 후 재배할 수 있는 조기 성숙한 겨울 유채 종자를 홍보하고자 합니다. 연구 노력을 지원하기 위해 정책 지원과 자금이 증가해야 한다고 고시가 덧붙였습니다. (도미니크 패튼의 보도, 에밀리아 시톨-마타리즈의 편집) (dominique.patton@thomsonreuters.com;)
Aug 31 (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry is calling for more urgent research into new crop varieties that can tolerate alkaline soil and shorter growing seasons, as it seeks to ensure food security amid a changing climate.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Wednesday it has issued a notice urging faster research and demonstration of new varieties including early maturing winter rapeseed and regenerative rice.
China is facing increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather, from devastating floods to this summer’s soaring temperatures that have shrunk major rivers and lakes and are threatening autumn harvests.
The government has previously said that farmers will need to adapt by switching to higher-yield and stress-resistant crops in order to handle the growing risks.
It is currently trying to save the rice crop in parts of eastern Anhui and Jiangsu provinces from drought.
The ministry said provincial authorities should speed up research into regenerative rice varieties, and breed saline-tolerant and alkali-tolerant grains.
It also wants to promote early maturing winter rapeseed, which can be grown after rice is harvested, to expand oilseed production in southern China.
Policy support and funding should be increased to support the research effort, added the notice.
(Reporting by Dominique Patton; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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