In the recent rain, snow and freezing weather in the central and eastern regions, Mr. Dai in Yinqiao District, Suzhou City, Anhui Province suffered huge economic losses. Half of his nine greenhouses, with a total area of 16 acres and a total investment of 180,000 yuan, were crushed by freezing rain. It was expected that the lettuce would bring a good price to the market, but now it is all ruined.
Mr. Dai's experience is not unique, the total area of greenhouses in his production area is about 50,000 mu, and the area affected by freezing rain is about 20,000 or 30,000 mu. This sudden freezing rain has brought serious impact and losses to local agricultural production. We call on farmers to strengthen their awareness of self-preparedness and improve their ability to respond to natural disasters. At the same time, it is also hoped that all sectors of society can pay attention to and support the post-disaster relief work in the disaster-stricken areas, and jointly send warmth and hope to the people in the disaster-stricken areas.
In addition, a post-disaster relief mechanism has been activated to provide necessary help and support to affected farmers. At the same time, it also reminds farmers to strengthen their awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation and take preventive measures in advance to deal with possible natural disasters in the future. After the freezing rain, the greenhouse collapsed, bringing huge economic losses to the farmers. Despite Mr. Dai's best efforts to remind farmers to take measures, about 80% of the greenhouses still collapsed.
This natural disaster reminds us once again of the enormous natural risks to agricultural production. We need to strengthen our preparedness and response to natural disasters to reduce similar losses. At the same time, we should also pay attention to and support the post-disaster reconstruction work in the affected areas, and help farmers get back on their feet and resume agricultural production.