In the first half of the year, the state allocated 29.621 billion yuan to support water-saving agriculture.

[ China Agricultural Machinery Industry News ] According to statistics, China's agricultural water consumption accounts for about 62% of the total economic and social water use, and the water saving potential is huge. The development of water-saving agriculture is of great significance for ensuring national food security and transforming agricultural development.

In the first half of the year, the state allocated 29.621 billion yuan to support water-saving agriculture.

According to the website of the Ministry of Finance, as of June 30, 2017, the country has completed a water-saving irrigation area of ​​9.75 million mu, accounting for 48.8% of the annual task, and a total of 29.621 billion yuan of construction funds were arranged.

It is understood that in order to implement the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on the large-scale implementation of agricultural water-saving projects, in 2017, the Ministry of Finance and the relevant departments jointly issued the "13th Five-Year Plan" to implement an additional 100 million mu of water-saving irrigation area. To promote the implementation of the newly added 100 million mu water-saving irrigation task as determined by the 13th Five-Year Plan, and to decompose the goal of developing 20 million mu of water-saving irrigation throughout the year into provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities). The central government provides key support through a number of funding channels. The water conservancy development funds are used for the construction of farmland water conservancy projects to ensure that the annual water-saving irrigation tasks are completed.

It is reported that in the next step, the Ministry of Finance and the relevant departments will continue to support the development of water-saving irrigation and promote water saving and efficiency improvement.