9月23日是农历秋分，也是第四个“中国农民丰收节”。

 

A series of events ranging from art performances and farmers' sports meetings to calligraphy¹ and painting exhibitions are being held across the country to mark the fourth Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival on Thursday.

全国各地组织艺术表演、农民运动会以及书画展等一系列活动庆祝第四个“中国农民丰收节”。

 

今年秋粮丰收的基本面仍然较好

 

Figures from the Ministry² of Agriculture and Rural Affairs showed the autumn grain growing area is about 86 million hectares this year and is bracing³ for a bumper⁴ harvest.

农业农村部的数据显示，今年我国秋粮种植面积约为8600万公顷，将迎来丰收。

 

To ensure a bumper harvest, the central government allocated⁵ 20 billion yuan in subsidies⁶ to farmers amid a hike in the prices of seeds and fertilizers in spring.

为确保粮食丰收，中央政府划拨200亿元农业补贴帮助农民应对春季化肥和种子价格上涨。

 

Central and local authorities also spent 3 billion yuan on the control of wheat pests and diseases to secure grain production and managed to cap the damage rate below 5 percent.

中央和地方政府还划拨30亿元用于农作物病虫害防治，以保证粮食生产，并将农作物毁损率控制在5%以下。

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