The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has urgently deployed measures to guard against Typhoons “Yinhua” and “Chapakha.”

　　According to the National Meteorological Center, Typhoon No. 6 “Yinhua” is currently located over the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is expected to move into the East China Sea on July 21, then approach the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang and may make landfall. Meanwhile, Typhoon No. 7 “Chapakha” is situated over the sea southeast of Yangjiang, Guangdong, and could make landfall along the southern coast of Guangdong between the night of July 20 and the early hours of July 21, becoming the first typhoon to strike China this year. The two systems are interacting with one another, leaving significant uncertainty regarding their timing, location, and intensity at landfall; their impact on agricultural, pastoral, and fishery production should not be underestimated. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has attached great importance to the situation and issued urgent instructions for typhoon preparedness, calling on the agricultural and rural affairs departments of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan to take robust measures to mitigate typhoon risks and facilitate post‑disaster recovery, thereby safeguarding both lives and property as well as agricultural production.
　　Ensure that responsibilities are fully implemented. At present, southern regions are in the midst of harvesting early rice, transplanting late rice, and seeing mid-season rice enter the jointing stage, while the Huang-Huai region is in summer… Corn The critical period of spikelet differentiation is also… Animal husbandry As we enter a critical period for agricultural production and the summer fishing moratorium, rainfall and strong winds brought by typhoons will adversely affect farming. All levels of agricultural and rural affairs departments must remain steadfast in their goal of ensuring stable grain production, focus on disaster prevention to secure a bountiful harvest, and treat typhoon preparedness as an urgent priority in current agricultural and rural work. They should strengthen accountability, ensure that responsibilities are assigned to specific individuals, and implement all necessary measures. In key areas expected to be hit by typhoons, government officials should be dispatched to villages and households, mobilize communities extensively, and put preventive measures in place well ahead of time, thereby safeguarding the lives and property of farmers, herders, and fishermen, as well as the safety of agricultural production.
　　Ensure that monitoring and early warning systems are fully in place. Strengthen communication and coordination with meteorological, emergency management, water resources, and marine authorities; closely track the typhoon’s trajectory, intensity, and evolving weather and wave conditions; analyze and assess its potential impacts on agricultural, pastoral, and fishery production; and issue timely warnings. Enhance emergency on‑call arrangements, reinforce disaster situation reporting, and proactively collect, verify, and communicate information to improve the timeliness and accuracy of updates. Make full use of radio, television, newspapers, mobile phones, and online platforms to promptly disseminate typhoon preparedness measures. Immediately relay disaster warning information to fishing vessels and personnel operating in relevant sea areas, and promptly report on defensive preparations, including vessel arrivals at port, fishermen coming ashore, and fisheries enforcement vessels standing by.
　　Ensure that all preventive measures are in place. Immediately mobilize fishing vessels and aquaculture workers operating in the relevant sea areas to return to port or seek shelter from wind and waves at the nearest safe location; implement organized production protocols; promptly reinforce and maintain fishing port facilities and embankments; and take comprehensive precautions to protect aquaculture infrastructure, thereby safeguarding the safety of lives and property. Expedite the harvesting of early‑maturing crops such as early rice, and conduct thorough inspections and reinforcement of fruit trees, greenhouse structures, and livestock and poultry housing to minimize disaster-related losses. Timely clear and unblock field ditches and drainage systems at livestock farms to prevent widespread waterlogging. Provide guidance to state‑owned agricultural enterprises, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to ensure they carry out appropriate preventive measures.
　　Ensure that post-disaster recovery preparations are fully in place. Promptly convene experts to assess and evaluate the extent of disaster impacts, develop technical guidelines for resuming production after the disaster, and implement appropriate measures tailored to specific conditions, locations, and types of damage. Increase investment in machinery and manpower, promptly drain waterlogged fields, inspect seedlings, replenish missing plants, and provide support to strengthen seedlings; enhance fertilizer and irrigation management to promote the recovery and growth of affected crops. In accordance with the agricultural calendar and regional characteristics, guide farmers in carrying out timely replanting and supplemental planting. Provide livestock and poultry farmers with guidance on restocking and on‑site production techniques. As soon as possible, repair ports, embankments, fishing vessels, fish ponds, and aquaculture facilities damaged by the typhoon, and assist farmers in promptly replacing any fry washed away, so they can resume production without delay. Ensure proper implementation of these measures. seed , seedlings, breeding livestock, and Fertilizer 、 Pesticide — Coordinate the allocation and transportation of vaccines and other production inputs to meet the needs of post-disaster production recovery. Strengthen animal disease prevention and control, as well as monitoring and management of crop pests and diseases in disaster-affected areas; carry out thorough post-disaster disinfection and ensure the safe disposal of dead animals to prevent outbreaks of major animal diseases, zoonotic infectious diseases, and crop pests and diseases. Urge relevant insurance institutions to promptly assess losses and process claims for insured fishing vessels, other facilities, and crops.

Source: News Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Author: News Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs