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Chapter 227 Sanqing also has pesticides?

As the locust swarms grew larger and more countries were affected, food crops in several countries suffered heavy losses, and food production dropped by more than 50.00%.

This will undoubtedly cause widespread food shortages, lead to global food price increases, and have a major impact on global economic development.

Not only are foreign agricultural experts ready to fight, Huaxia also quickly dispatched a working group to the locust-stricken areas in Pakistan to conduct investigations.

National Ministry of Agriculture, a large conference room.

This place is full of relevant experts and leaders, who are connecting with working groups to discuss how to deal with the locust plague.

On the screen, the members of the working group looked serious, with a hint of worry in their expressions.

The leading team leader showed the locust disaster information he had taken and said solemnly.

"Leaders and experts, the situation here is almost the same. After our investigation, we found that the locusts here have entered the mating and breeding season, and the situation is much more serious than expected."

A middle-aged leader nodded calmly: "Your on-site investigation is very valuable and significant. Although the chance of desert locusts flying into our country is very small, precautions should be strengthened."

"For this reason, we must coordinate the control of locusts at home and abroad. Experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, do you have any opinions?"

An expert with gray temples raised his hand and spoke: "According to our research and judgment, if the climate conditions are suitable, there is a certain risk that the desert locusts that occurred this time will directly invade Tibet Province from Pakistan and Tianzhu, or invade Yun Province through cotton pads. Kazakhs have invaded Xinjiang Province."

"Although the risk of desert locusts invading the country is low, once they invade, they will face many uncertainties such as unknown occurrence patterns, lack of monitoring technology, and difficulty in prevention and control."

"For the monitoring and control of foreign desert locusts, it is necessary to reserve 50-60 tons of malathion, beta-cypermethrin and other anti-corrosion agents in advance, and supply them to Tibet, Yunnan, Xinjiang and other places..."

After a heated discussion between leaders and experts, a decision was finally made.

"We need to do a good job in locust prevention and control, strengthen monitoring and monitoring, keep abreast of the international and domestic disasters of desert locusts, improve emergency plans, and strive to build a long-term mechanism for locust disaster prevention and control in border provinces."

After the meeting, the Bureau of Agriculture and the Bureau of Forestry issued notices one after another, requiring all localities to respond seriously and do a good job in the prevention and control of locusts.

As soon as the middle-aged leader returned to the office, the secretary came to report with a happy face.

"Leader, the Pesticide Control Institute called and said that there is an agricultural insecticide that has been submitted for inspection. It is more lethal than the existing pesticides, but it has almost no toxicity. It is strongly recommended to be used in this locust plague. "

The middle-aged leader asked in surprise, "What a coincidence, is it a new pesticide?"

The secretary nodded: "Yes, they also saw that the data in the test report was very good, and then tried it. The effect is indeed amazing, but how to use it requires on-site testing."

The middle-aged leader smiled and said, "This is really good news. Is it the result of an enterprise or a scientific research institution?"

"It's a new pesticide developed by the company, and it's in the process of going on the market."

The middle-aged leader was suddenly a little curious: "It seems that this company is very powerful to be able to develop new pesticides at this time. Which listed company is it? ADAMA or Yangnong Chemical?"

The secretary had a complex expression on his face, as if he was a little surprised, and slowly shook his head and said, "Neither of them, it's a famous pharmaceutical group."

The middle-aged leader was shocked: "Pharmaceutical companies? Why do pharmaceutical companies develop pesticides? Isn't this cross-border step a bit big?"

"Which pharmaceutical company is it?"

"Sanqing Pharmaceutical."

"What?" The middle-aged leader was stunned: "You mean the Sanqing Pharmaceutical that develops anti-cancer drugs?"

The secretary nodded: "It's that Sanqing."

The expression of the middle-aged leader became strange: "This Sanqing is really interesting, with strong research and development capabilities. Not only are new drugs emerging one after another, but now they are starting to toss about pesticides."

He pondered for a moment and said, "Hurry up and contact the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and ask them to test the killing effect of this pesticide on locusts. If the effect is really amazing... then I need to report to my superiors. This is of great significance both at home and abroad. "

Middle-aged leaders who can sit in this position are naturally more sensitive and far-sighted than others.

He deeply understands that this locust plague will have a major impact on the international situation, especially the affected Philippines and Asia.

Even in the country, there is a great possibility that it will be affected, resulting in unforeseen consequences.

Maybe the only ones who are okay are Europa and Eagle Country.

If global food production is reduced, many foreign countries and regions will inevitably fall into famine, and must rely on the assistance of other countries to survive.

China has always provided a lot of food aid to the Philippines, but if there are locust plagues in the country, it will be too busy to take care of itself. It must give priority to protecting the country before aiding foreign countries.

However, with locusts crossing the border, everything is unpredictable and one must prepare for the worst.

In case of a severe disaster that affects domestic grain production, great efforts must be made to stabilize grain prices.

Even if the country is not affected by the disaster, the reduction in global food production will have a great impact on the country.

After all, China imports a large amount of food crops such as soybeans, sorghum, barley and wheat every year. Once the global food crisis occurs, domestic prices will inevitably fluctuate greatly, which will inevitably affect economic growth.

What is even more worrying is that once the locusts lay eggs in the country and the eggs go into hibernation, it will be a new disaster when they recover next year.

The number of locust plagues this time is too large. There is news from the Philippines that spraying pesticides in the air is no longer effective, and the amount of pesticides will be increased at that time, which will aggravate the environmental hazards.

Although there are some special pesticides that can kill locusts, they have not been used because of the heavy pollution. After all, the country cannot be subjected to years of pesticide pollution for the sake of a disaster.

But if it can't be controlled, it can only be used, and the domestic environmental protection work for many years will definitely be destroyed.

If Sanqing's new pesticide is really effective, then Huaxia undoubtedly has a great advantage in this locust plague and has a trump card in its hand.

Many affected countries have insufficient food reserves, which will definitely lead to their own food crisis.

The governments of these countries are already applying for assistance from the league, and Huaxia has also received the request. They even expressed their willingness to negotiate and pay a lot of money in exchange for assistance or subsidies.

If Huaxia can control the domestic locust plague and provide assistance to it, it will definitely enhance the country's image and international status, and it will also greatly promote the implementation of the new Belt and Road policy.

When the middle-aged leader thought of this, his heart instantly became hot.

The secretary took the order to prepare to arrange the Academy of Agricultural Sciences' experiment on the three new pesticides to kill locusts.

At the same time, the international situation is deteriorating. Wherever the locust plague has passed, there are thousands of miles of red land and no crops.

Even the Eagle Country and Europa couldn't sit still, and kept sending working groups to the disaster-stricken countries for investigation and research.

The world's major chemical giants, Bayer, BASF, DuPont, etc., have all expressed their efforts to kill locusts.

Even some global pharmaceutical companies are eager to try, announcing their entry into the field of pesticides, research and development of biological methods to kill locusts, and launch special insecticides as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)