China Launches 100-Day Action Plan to Safeguard Autumn Grain Harvest

China has launched a 100-day national campaign to protect its upcoming autumn grain harvest, which accounts for three-quarters of the country's annual grain production. To offset seasonal risks from extreme weather and potential pest outbreaks during the critical yield-formation phase, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs have allocated 1.763 billion yuan in emergency disaster relief funds. Local governments across major growing belts are deploying high-precision drones, aerial spraying, and targeted expert guidance to secure crop yields.

Autumn grain represents three-quarters of China's total annual grain output. With extreme weather events intensifying during the critical growth phase, active policy intervention and technical field management are essential to maintaining domestic food supply security and broad economic stability.

China’s agricultural authorities have launched a comprehensive 100-day campaign to safeguard the national autumn grain harvest, deploying technical guidance, high-tech field operations, and substantial central emergency funding. As reported by People's Daily, autumn grain accounts for approximately three-quarters of China’s annual grain production. Official monitoring from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs indicates that planted acreage for autumn grain is expected to remain stable with a slight increase this year, with overall crop growth currently progressing normally across key agricultural belts. However, the current period represents both a critical window for crop yield formation and a high-risk phase for seasonal natural disasters. At a national work conference in Dezhou, Shandong, agricultural officials called for proactive measures against compounding risks including severe flooding, summer drought, extreme heat waves, early frosts, and typhoons. Officials emphasized the need to prepare for extreme weather rather than reacting passively. To bolster resilience, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently allocated 1.763 billion yuan in emergency agricultural disaster relief and water conservancy funds. These funds target 13 major grain-producing regions across the Northeast, Huang-Huai-Hai plain, middle-lower Yangtze, and Southwest. The financial support covers post-disaster recovery, crop replanting, livestock replenishment, and facility repairs in hard-hit areas such as Liaoning, Jilin, Zhejiang, Guangxi, and Hubei, while reinforcing disaster mitigation infrastructure nationwide. In addition to financial aid, local governments are integrating advanced technology and technical expertise into field management. In Xiajin County, Shandong Province, local authorities are utilizing smart drones equipped with centimeter-level positioning to oversee 770,000 mu of corn fields. In Heilongjiang, aerial spraying aircraft are delivering custom nutrition formulas and pest protection across 40,000 mu of soybean crops. Meanwhile, agricultural experts in Henan Province are delivering direct guidance to farmers navigating soybean-corn strip intercropping systems. Alongside weather mitigation, authorities are focusing heavily on pest control, targeting major threats such as rice stem borers, migratory pests, corn borers, and southern corn rust through coordinated regional prevention and control protocols.