China's agriculture departments asked to be alert on coming typhoon Jangmi

Chinese local agricultural and fishery departments should get prepared for super-strong typhoon Jangmi and try to ensure farmers and fishermen's safety, said the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Sunday night. In an urgent notice on its website www.agri.gov.cn, the ministry told the fishery and agricultural departments in the country's southeastern areas to mobilize farmers to harvest mature crops against time,... [read full story]