Taiwan - Promotion of local briefings on the establishment of disaster prevention systems

Issues and Objectives

In recent years, Taiwan has suffered significant economic losses due to the impact of extreme weather, with the agricultural sector being the most severely affected. The agricultural production process is vulnerable to meteorological disasters. Based on past experience, it is often difficult to notify farmers in a timely manner to take action when agricultural meteorological disasters occur, leading to crop failures for farmers. This indirectly affects the supply and demand in the agricultural product market. Common agricultural meteorological disasters include typhoons, torrential rain, cold damage, and droughts.

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Improvement Measures Taken

Strengthening disaster prevention and response concepts for different crops among farmers across various regions, and conducting educational training and informational sessions for farmers, can ensure that disaster prevention concepts and measures are effectively implemented by agricultural producers.

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Results

In cooperation with the Council of Agriculture, various research and extension stations in Taiwan are promoting agricultural meteorological disaster prevention information download services in agricultural production areas. By using mobile phones and other 3C products, people can quickly access agricultural meteorological information established by government agencies and take early disaster prediction and prevention measures.

• Northern region: Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station and Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station.
• Central Taiwan: Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Taichung Agricultural Research Institute.
• Southern Taiwan: Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station.
• Eastern region: Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station.

Figure 1. The Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station held a "Sugarcane Fruit Disaster Prevention System Establishment Briefing" on November 24, 2017.

Figure 2: The Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station held a "Yilan Sanxing Scallion Disaster Prevention System Establishment Briefing" on August 1, 2017.

Figure 3: The Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station held a "Briefing Session on the Establishment of the Yilan County High-Grafted Pear Disaster Prevention System" on February 6, 2018.

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References

Yao Minghui, You Shuting, Lü Chuntang, Chen Qiling, Guo Kunfeng. 2016. Promotion of agricultural disaster prevention information and technology research and development. Agricultural Policy and Situation, 292.

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Reference Websites

1. 農業防災資訊推廣及技術研發 https://www.coa.gov.tw/ws.php?id=2505700
2. 作物災害早期預警系統首頁 http://disaster.tari.gov.tw
3. 農業災害情資網 http://eocdss.ncdr.nat.gov.tw/web/ot/coa

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