The latest data released by the Ministry of Water Resources of China shows that the total area of spring irrigation in China will be about 430 million mu in 2025, which will effectively respond to drought and ensure stable and high yields of summer grain.

Data show that in 2025, in response to the continuous spring drought encountered in winter wheat areas, in order to ensure stable and high yields of summer grain, the water conservancy department will give full play to the drought resistance and irrigation role of large and medium-sized irrigation areas. The total area of spring irrigation in China will be about 430 million mu, an increase of 30 million mu from 2024. This year, 386 large and medium-sized irrigation areas in Henan, Shanxi and other provinces, where the main winter wheat producing areas are severely affected by drought, have irrigated a total of 27.13 million mu, with an irrigation volume of more than 3 billion cubic meters, continuously ensuring water for crop irrigation.

Zhang Baozhong, Director of the Water Resources Research Institute of the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research: In the past two years, the construction of water networks, including the construction of digital twins (water networks), has greatly improved the accuracy, reliability and timeliness of scheduling compared with previous years. Therefore, under the premise of limited water supply, we can actually effectively guarantee the irrigation of crops, and also ensure its stable and high yields.