Taiwan News
Date: 2016-07-10
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Taitung County Magistrate Justin Huang said Sunday he would try to get subsidies from the central 
According to Taitung County Government, the typhoon has seriously affected the livelihood of custard apple farmers in the county as they will have to plant new trees, and it takes four years for the custard apple tree to produce fruit normally.
Having inspected three custard apple farming families in Taimali Township, Huang said he felt sorry for them as the roofs of their houses were lifted by the typhoon, which forced them to live with relatives or friends or in a shelter, and their custard apple trees were uprooted and fruit swept to the ground.
Huang promised to strive for getting subsidies from the central government to make up for the farmers’ losses and help them get through the hardship. [FULL STORY]