B[Madagascar reports 4 confirmed cases of plague and 5 suspected cases] On October 14, according to the bulletin issued by the Ministry of Public Health of Madagascar on the 13th, the country reported 4 confirmed cases of plague and 5 suspected cases. The communiqué stated that 4 confirmed cases occurred in the three towns of Akazube, Anzuzurube and Ambushimanarisua, north of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, and 5 suspected cases occurred in the Midungi South District in the southeast of the country. Currently, 200 close contacts are under medical monitoring and have received preventive treatment. The communiqué stated that since the end of July this year, Madagascar has entered a period of high incidence of plague. The health department has taken a number of prevention and control measures, including proactively investigating suspected cases, tracking close contacts, and spraying insecticides at relevant epidemic sites and surrounding areas to eliminate fleas that spread the plague. B[Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: China’s comprehensive grain production capacity will reach about 1.45 trillion kilograms by 2030] On September 17, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently issued the “15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the National Planting Industry”. The plan proposes to enhance the ability to ensure the supply of important agricultural products such as grain, further promote the green transformation of the planting industry, give play to the leading role of new agricultural productivity, and enhance agricultural disaster prevention, reduction, and relief capabilities. By 2030, China's comprehensive grain production capacity will reach about 1.45 trillion kilograms. China's comprehensive grain production capacity will steadily increase, and the bottom line of basic self-sufficiency in grains and absolute food ration security will be maintained. The production capacity of soybeans, oil crops, cotton and sugar crops has been consolidated and improved to maintain a reasonable level of self-sufficiency. The supply of vegetables, fruits and tea is balanced, rich in variety, quality and safety, and the diversified supply is more suitable for consumer demand. Agricultural efficiency and water conservation are developing steadily, chemical fertilizers and pesticides are applied scientifically and accurately, and the level of green production in the planting industry continues to improve. Monitoring and early warning of agricultural disasters have become more accurate, agricultural disaster prevention, reduction and relief capabilities have been comprehensively enhanced, and the high-quality development of the planting industry has achieved remarkable results.
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