The most harmful meteorological disaster to agriculture

Drought is the most harmful meteorological disaster to agriculture.

Drought is one of the most serious climate disasters affecting human society, which has the characteristics of high frequency, long duration and wide spread. The frequent occurrence and long-term persistence of drought will not only bring huge losses to social economy, especially agricultural production, but also cause many adverse effects on the ecological environment such as water shortage, intensified desertification and frequent sandstorms.

Meteorological conditions affect the distribution, growth, yield and quality of crops, and water conditions are the main conditions to determine the type of agricultural development. Drought has become the most serious meteorological disaster affecting China's agricultural production because of its high frequency, long duration, wide range of influence and great delay. Drought is the main meteorological disaster of animal husbandry in China, which mainly affects pasture and livestock products and intensifies grassland degradation and desertification.

How to prevent the harm of drought to agriculture

1. Strengthen water resources management, make rational use of water resources and improve irrigation efficiency.

2. Promote water-saving irrigation technologies, such as drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation.

3. Plant crop varieties with strong drought resistance, such as corn and wheat.

4. Strengthen soil water-holding capacity, such as deep ploughing and covering with moisturizing film.

5. Establish a perfect meteorological monitoring system to keep abreast of weather changes.

6, strengthen publicity and education, improve farmers' understanding of drought and coping ability.

7. The government should increase its support for agriculture and provide necessary financial and technical support.