[National Development and Reform Commission: Give full play to the policy underpinning role and will promptly launch the minimum grain purchase price implementation plan in qualified places] September 22nd, Li Chao, deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at the National Development and Reform Commission’s September press conference on September 22 that in order to deal with risks and challenges such as El Niño, the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant departments to mainly do the following work. The first is to strengthen disaster monitoring and early warning, closely track the development trend of El Niño, assess risks and formulate plans by region and crop. At the same time, combined with the animal and plant protection capacity improvement project, continue to strengthen the monitoring, early warning and prevention and control capabilities of abnormal weather-related pests and diseases; second, consolidate the foundation of farmland water conservancy, continue to promote the construction of high-standard farmland, modernization of large and medium-sized irrigation areas, etc., coordinate the layout of drought-resistant water sources and drainage channels, and strengthen the connection between farmland construction and water conservancy facilities. The third is to strengthen scientific and technological support for the seed industry, continue to promote the modern seed industry improvement project, and support relevant seed industry bases to increase technical research and improve the supply capacity of high-quality varieties in response to low-temperature freeze damage, winter and spring droughts and other disasters. The fourth is to do a good job in market regulation, strengthen reserve throughput regulation and coordinated operation at all levels, make good use of policy grain resources, timely launch minimum purchase price execution plans in qualified places, and play a good role in supporting policies.