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Program aims to hold back deserts
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-06-17 19:37 "I am blessed with a 0.53-hectare patch of date trees. After the spring ploughing season, mind you, the seedlings were free of charge, I will earn extra income after the date trees start to bear fruit," said the farmer. Benefits of other efforts Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which will mark its 50th anniversary in September, has been the place where a host of other programs have been taken to tackle harsh natural conditions in the past five decades. Through implementation of programs such as reverting farmland or grazing grounds into green areas, relocating residents to areas with better conditions for human subsistence, sandstorm-torn Ningxia has started to benefit by the efforts. The area of classed as desertified in this remote region has decreased from 16,500 ha in the early 1980s to 11,800 ha at present. |
