The party group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held an expanded meeting to research and deploy work on agricultural flood control and disaster relief, safety production, and technological innovation.

On July 17th, the Party group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs held an enlarged meeting. The meeting conveyed and studied the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on flood prevention and disaster relief work, as well as the important speech spirit during his inspection in Shanghai. It emphasized that the current period has entered the critical stage of "floods in the south and droughts in the north," and called for the serious implementation of the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. It stressed the importance of always being prepared for agricultural disaster prevention and reduction, focusing on preventing major floods, combating severe droughts, responding quickly to flooding and droughts, and preventing strong typhoons. Efforts should be made to do a good job in agricultural flood prevention and disaster relief, and resolutely win the battle to prevent floods and droughts and ensure a good harvest. Measures to strengthen agricultural disaster monitoring and early warning, guide local governments to implement and refine key measures for agricultural disaster prevention and reduction, and effectively handle post-disaster disposal of livestock and poultry, replanting, and facility repair work should be carried out to minimize disaster losses. Timely inclusion of vulnerable populations in monitoring and assistance, standardizing the initiation of "green channels," and resolutely preventing the return to poverty or impoverishment due to disasters.