Pyongyang, August 13 (KCNA) -- The agricultural officials and scientists, dispatched to the flood-hit areas in North Phyongan and Jagang provinces, are striving to minimize the damage to crops caused by flood.

They, together with members of the scientific farming promotion teams at all levels, have surveyed cities and counties to grasp the conditions of crops and measure the temperature of water at farm fields and conducted the work for drainage, disinfection for prevention of diseases and improvement of nutritional state of crops.

The scientific farming promotion teams have taken necessary measures to improve the growth of crops.

The Academy of Agricultural Science and other units make sure that agricultural sci-tech products are sent to the fields and the sci-tech farming promotion teams in provinces, cities and counties across the country including the afflicted areas are informed of the scientific and technological methods to minimize the damage caused by flooding and low sunshine. -0-