Chinese vice premier stresses farmland irrigation works

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Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Thursday urged improved farmland water conservation to boost steady agricultural growth.

More efforts should be made on reform, infrastructure, food security, flood mitigation, drinking water and ecological safety, said Wang at a teleconference on irrigation.

Farmland water conservation is facing difficulties in organization, investment and management, since the countryside has been through deep changes in economic and social structures, Wang said.

Based on the reality of the countryside, innovation should be made in organization and mobilization, capital investment, project management and operations, Wang said.

Irrigation works should be key aspects of agricultural infrastructure and more effort should be made to expand financial input, optimize resources allocation and improve fund use efficiency, Wang said.

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