A patent database for drought relief is now available on the official website of the provincial intellectual property administration.

Jointly launched by the local administration and the Intellectual Property Publishing House, the database summarizes more than 250,000 patents related to irrigation, efficient use of water, technologies and facilities for water transportation and storage, as well as rainmaking, insect prevention and drought-resistant plants, sourced from nine countries and two international organizations as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan regions.

The southwestern province has suffered a serious drought since the second half of last year.

The database is expected to help both locals and governmental departments in their fight against the drought.

(Source: China Daily)