"Relaxing the policy of burning straw in many places" has aroused heated discussions, how to balance the environment and agricultural production?
Recently, the news of "relaxing the straw burning policy in many places" has aroused heated discussions among netizens. Burning stubble has always been a controversial topic. Proponents argue that burning straw is good for improving soil quality and reducing pests and diseases, while opponents worry that it will worsen air pollution. So, is burning straw more beneficial or disadvantageous?
Some experts studied data from Changsha from 2017 to 2022 and found that the number of overwintering borers in farmland ranged from 418 per mu45 heads increased to 66126 heads, an increase of 148 times;The amount of pesticides used to kill the heartworm is from 6 per mu43 tons increased to 3534 tons, an increase of 55 times. This means that the crops that people eat may be forced to be sprayed with double pesticides.
In order to solve this problem, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Changsha, Hengyang and other places in Hunan have begun to ** or implement the policy of allowing conditional straw burning, including striving to allow conditional field burning of straw in diseased paddy fields. These policies aim to balance environmental protection and agricultural production in order to achieve sustainable development.
Proponents of straw burning argue that this practice converts organic matter from straw into fertilizer, improving soil fertility and reducing the use of chemical fertilizers. In addition, incineration can also kill germs, insect eggs and weed seeds in the straw, reducing the occurrence of pests and diseases. Opponents, however, point out that burning straw produces large amounts of soot and harmful gases that cause serious pollution to air quality, especially in urban periphery. In addition, burning straw may also cause fires, posing a threat to the safety of people's lives and property.
In general, straw burning is a complex problem, need to consider the environment, health and agricultural production and other factors, in the formulation of straw burning policy should be based on the specific situation, scientific and reasonable formulation, not only to protect the environment and people's health, but also to consider the actual needs of agricultural production, only in this way can the coordinated development of economy, society and environment be realized.
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