Radio Taiwan International
Date: 30 May, 2019
By: Shirley Lin
Liao I Chiu, “Father of Prawn Farming”, on the right
Taiwan’s Liao I Chiu has been dubbed the “Father of Prawn Farming”. On Wednesday, he was presented with the Nikkei Asia Prize in Tokyo. The prize recognizes the achievements of people who have helped to improve the quality of life in Asia.
Liao received the awarded for his contributions to prawn farming in Taiwan. Liao was born in Japan, and in 1968, he became the first person to successfully raise giant tiger prawns. That same year, he came to Taiwan to create a prawn farm. [FULL STORY]