Xu Zhenwei visited "City Bear Organic Farm" in Xizhou Township.

(Photo by reporter Yan Hongjun)

[Reporter Yan Hongjun/Changhua Report] Hualien County Mayor Xu Zhenwei, who is about to start his second term, took advantage of the gap before his inauguration to lead Hualien agricultural industry, government and academic circles for three consecutive days to investigate organic agriculture in Central Taiwan. Come to Xizhou Township, Changhua County, "City Bear Organic Farm" run by Chen Shixiong, a doctor of agriculture, to learn how small farmers can benefit from organic farming.

Xu Zhenwei's itinerary started on the 20th. A group of Hualien County Government traveled from Eastern Taiwan to Central Taiwan in a tour bus, visited many excellent farms, and learned about the business model of organic enterprises. Neutral Agriculture Workshop", the county government team hopes to learn from advanced organic farming methods to achieve the goal of net zero carbon emissions.

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A group of people came to "City Bear Organic Farm" today. Xu Zhenwei said that Hualien County has more than 3,000 hectares of certified organic planting area, ranking first in the country. 39.7%, 40% of Taiwan's organic rice comes from Hualien, and the number of organic certified households has reached 661. In order to cope with climate change and continuously improve the quality of Hualien's agriculture, she hopes to take advantage of the gap before taking office to promote domestic organic companies The main purpose is to exchange views on tourism and agricultural management to inspire new ideas. I also hope that Hualien's agricultural policies will follow Lao Tzu's thought in the "Tao Te Ching" "Man follows the land, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the way, and the way follows nature." Continuously promote, eat in Use locally, reduce carbon footprint.

Chen Shixiong said that Taiwan's agricultural education and agricultural professionals are world-class, but the arable land is limited, coupled with the competition for industrial and commercial development, resulting in high agricultural land prices, and the cost of farmers investing in agriculture is too high.

He said, how to use limited land to create considerable agricultural value?

After he retired, he practiced by himself, relying on three-point land to raise chickens with black soldier flies, and at the same time relying on 50 beehives, he can generate more than 1 million yuan in profits a year through direct sales of agricultural products.

Chen Shixiong said that his retired life is "organic". Taking bees as his teacher, he persists in working and laboring every day, and the more he lives, the healthier he is. He believes that this method can bring farmers a healthy and comfortable life style.

Xu Zhenwei visited "City Bear Organic Farm" in Xizhou Township.

(Photo by reporter Yan Hongjun)