Taipei Times
Date: Sep 08, 2018
By: Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter
The nation’s agriculture sector should evolve toward sustainable development and adapt
President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Sixth National Agricultural Congress held by the Council of Agriculture in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times
to the effects of climate change, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday.
Tsai made the remark at the inauguration of the Sixth National Agricultural Congress in Taipei, where many attendants called for more action to prevent diseases, such as African swine fever.
The two-day congress, to discuss how to develop safe, sustainable and progressive agriculture, was organized by the Council of Agriculture and is taking place at the Taipei International Convention Center.
Over the past two years, the government has promoted many reforms in the agriculture sector, such as passing the Organic Agriculture Promotion Act (有機農業促進法), amending the Organic Regulations for Irrigation and Water Conservancy Associations (農田水利會組織通則) and completing an inventory of farmland use across the nation, Tsai said in her speech. [FULL STORY]
