The Anhui provincial government will invest some 11.42 billion yuan ($1.8 billion), 31.5 percent of the province's budget,?in the agricultural sector for the development of agricultural science and technology.

This is an increase of 23.2?percent over last year, according to the Anhui bureau of science and technology.

The province will spend 20 million yuan to support seed development projects, while 25 million yuan will be earmarked for constructing a virtual information network for the agricultural sector.