BEIJING — Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua urged good work in harvesting and sowing to ensure a bumper harvest for 2021 and next year.

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks on Oct 20 while speaking at a national conference on the grain harvest, autumn and winter sowing, and grain production.

Special attention should be given to severe challenges brought by the continuous rainfalls in northern China to the harvesting and sowing work, Hu said, adding that effective measures should be taken to minimize the adverse effects of bad weather.