Once upon a time, when disaster struck, big agencies would roll up with grain, blankets and medicine and start handing them out.

从前，每当灾难袭过，各大救援机构就带着粮食、毛毯、药品抵达灾区，并开始予以分发。

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This week it grew stronger after two Western news agencies reported that farmers would be free to decide what to do with a larger share of their grain surplus, after handing over a quota to the state.

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But others say stockpiled grain has already been earmarked for handing out to people in the towns.

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