Nov. 13 — The State Council held a national winter–spring farmland water
conservancy and high‑standard farmland construction video conference. CHINA'S LI
instructed that high‑standard farmland and field water conservancy are key to
securing the national food‑security baseline. He urged quality‑first
acceleration of high‑standard farmland construction and modernization of medium‑
and large‑scale irrigation districts, plus dredging of field canals to boost
agricultural water‑use efficiency and strengthen disaster prevention and
mitigation. Authorities were told to rectify prominent construction problems,
tighten fund supervision and project management, improve engineering quality
inspection systems, and reinforce facility operations and maintenance to
maximize comprehensive benefits and consolidate grain production capacity.
