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Soil and water conservation project construction receives strong support from comprehensive agricultural development

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In 2015, the central government allocated 585 million yuan in funding for comprehensive agricultural development soil and water conservation projects, mainly carrying out comprehensive prevention and control of soil erosion around ecologically fragile areas such as the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the black soil region of Northeast China, and the karst region of Southwest China, improving the ecological environment and agricultural production
In 2015, the central government allocated 585 million yuan in funding for comprehensive agricultural development soil and water conservation projects, mainly carrying out comprehensive prevention and control of soil erosion around ecologically fragile areas such as the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, the black soil region of Northeast China, and the karst region of Southwest China, improving the ecological environment and agricultural production conditions. The project construction involved a total of 15 provinces (municipalities, autonomous regions) and the Heilongjiang Provincial General Bureau of State Farms.

        After project implementation, it is expected to add 1,931 square kilometers of newly treated soil erosion area, reduce soil erosion by 6.01 million tons, increase vegetation coverage by 8%, add 25 million kilograms of grain production capacity, and add 70.15 million kilograms of economic forest and fruit products.

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