Ministry of Agriculture to do a good job in agriculture and about the work of emergency earthquake relief NOTICE

Provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, plans municipalities, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps agriculture (farming and animal husbandry, agriculture, forestry), agricultural machinery, animal husbandry, veterinary, fisheries department (bureau, commission, office):

May 12, China's Sichuan Province Wenchuan County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture occurred in 7.8 strong earthquake, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Jiangsu, Beijing such as provinces and municipalities in general have felt. The earthquake disaster loss is very serious. The disaster occurred, the Central Committee and State Council attached great importance to General Secretary Hu Jintao made important instructions immediately, Premier Wen Jiabao visited the disaster area command, the Central Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Conference to convene the full deployment of anti-seismic and relief work, the central set up earthquake relief headquarters with overall responsibility for anti-seismic relief work, require urgent action at all levels and departments to put the current earthquake relief as a top priority. The agricultural sector at all levels must act in accordance with the spirit of the central all-out effort to do a good job in relief work. Is an urgent circular on relevant issues as follows:

First, emergency action to devote themselves to agriculture in the earthquake relief work

The earthquake disasters on the agricultural production losses should not be underestimated. Do a good job for earthquake relief work, the Ministry of Agriculture decided to set up by the Sun Zhengcai director of the agriculture minister for the earthquake relief headquarters immediately start emergency relief response, focusing on the guidance of agricultural relief work. Hit the agricultural sector should take immediate actions at the local Party committees and governments under the unified leadership of all-out effort to do a good job in relief work. Immediately set up a disaster relief organization, to start contingency plans, the principal responsible comrades of the former to rely on command, to mobilize all human, material and financial resources to the greatest extent possible with the relevant departments to rescue trapped persons and wounded; to do a good job market monitoring and early warning, and do everything possible basket Organize Products and shortage of transport of agricultural products to ensure that the supply of agricultural products are not sold out the affected areas continue to file, and effectively maintain social stability; good idea Farmer hit job to help people in disaster areas to solve production and living of the practical difficulties. Non-agricultural sector in the affected areas and relief work must be strengthened organization and leadership needs to keep abreast of the disaster area, have targeted to do a good job of disaster response preparedness.

Second, find out the situation as soon as possible, accurate to judge the trend of the disaster

Hit the agricultural sector at all levels to do everything possible to strengthen the disaster management, and a really good job in disaster losses investigate statistical work, and strive to achieve detailed and accurate data, the situation is clear, accurate, earthquake resistance and disaster relief for agriculture, to prevent secondary disasters, and disaster recovery of production to provide basis for decision making. We must organize personnel to go to the first line of the affected areas of agricultural production, on-site greenhouse know,圈舍livestock, aquaculture塘坝, market facilities, agricultural and processing enterprises in damage, scientific assessment of the extent of loss, gain first-hand the situation at the same time, careful study and on-site guidance to earthquake relief work in agriculture. To set up the emergency duty system, 24-hour shifts, to keep abreast of the disaster of the new situation and new changes, and do a good meta-analysis, and maintain information flow to major disaster at any time to report. To take the form of expert consultation, the trend of an objective analysis of the disaster, and take effective measures, efforts to reduce disaster losses; have to do the next action on there is sound, there is external information to enhance a positive public opinion and propaganda, and guide social forces to support agriculture disaster .

Three, do a good job of monitoring and early warning, and earnestly do a good job in a major animal disease prevention and control work

Do everything possible to prevent the outbreak of animal disease earthquake relief work in agriculture are the key, it is necessary to strengthen disinfection, and strengthen monitoring, strengthening the harmless treatment, and strengthen post-immunization, to strengthen quarantine supervision, and strive to the absence of any major post-disaster epidemic. Disinfectants and other agents to enhance the transfer of reserves, through the issuance of a wall chart, to understand the form of paper to guide the masses of the livestock and poultry disinfection圈舍conduct a comprehensive, timely elimination of the source; intensify the epidemic monitoring reports and epidemiological investigation, and remove hidden epidemic; Strict origin and slaughter and quarantine, to prevent the dead animal into the market, and effectively protect the health of the people; focus on doing the bird flu, foot and mouth disease, highly pathogenic blue ear pig disease and classical swine fever epidemics such as the compulsory immunization, prevention and control from the source of major epidemic diseases. Strengthen animal pathogenic micro-organisms bacteria (poison) Species conservation and disease management materials laboratory. The event of a major animal epidemic situation, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and decisively handled, do not stay dead, and strive to fight for control at a minimum. My Department has dispatched working group of experts rushed to the stricken areas to guide epidemic prevention.

Fourth, establish a national chess thought, strengthen the agricultural disaster relief materials and transport of agricultural products

The agricultural sector at all levels must carry forward the "one party has difficulties, P Plus support" the spirit of a chess set the whole country thought, based on the overall situation of the current earthquake relief, and actively assist and support the disaster area do a good job in relief work. Disaster areas according to local realities and needs of relief supplies as soon as possible, my Department will fully coordinate with relevant departments and local authorities in the deployment of materials. At present, we must focus on doing the disinfectants, vaccines, etc. Organize job dispatching. To strengthen food and fresh markets for agricultural products monitoring, coordination of relevant departments and enterprises of transport do a good job, seriously implement the green channel for free movement of agricultural policies to ensure market supply of the affected areas so that the affected areas the masses eat rice, eat fresh vegetables. Related to agricultural enterprises should strengthen the sense of social responsibility, enterprise organizations the priority areas needed to protect relief supplies production and supply.

Friday, focusing post-disaster reconstruction, early planning for the resumption of agricultural production issues

Disaster areas to the agricultural sector at all levels with the process of disaster relief work as soon as possible post-disaster reconstruction planning of the preparatory work. Scientific analysis of agricultural damage, a reasonable assessment of farmland facilities, livestock and poultry圈舍, aquaculture塘坝damaged infrastructure such as the collapse of the situation, select appropriate technologies earthquake relief route, drawn up in line with local realities of the material means of production, such as the protection plan, the development of agricultural disaster reconstruction programs. Do a good job in pre-funding, technology, materials, construction and other preparation, the right time to start post-disaster reconstruction and rehabilitation of agricultural production.

VI insist balanced, and never relax the current agricultural production

At present, the "three summer" just around the corner, at all levels do a good job in the agricultural sector need to co-ordinate earthquake relief and development of agricultural production of the job with one hand and a good earthquake relief with one hand and a good summer grain and oil production. Disaster to disaster relief, the production of correct, take various remedial measures to minimize disasters on agricultural production losses. Non-affected areas should be carefully organized and meticulous planning, and farms to strengthen the "three summer" production guidance, the full organization of wheat跨区机收good job, and strive to ensure that particle positions to the full to win a bumper harvest in summer grain and oil, take concrete actions to support the disaster areas.

Ministry of Agriculture

May 13, 2008