Gaojie pears in Taichung City were grafted with pear spikes, and affected by the cold current, the fruit set rate was low.

(Retrieved from Councilor Yau Oi-shan's Facebook page)

[Reporter Ou Sumei/Taichung Report] Several consecutive cold snaps have caused serious damage to loquats and high-grained pear ears in Taichung City. After surveys by the Agriculture and Food Administration of the Council of Agriculture and the Taichung District Agricultural Improvement Farm, it was confirmed that the damage rate has reached the level of natural disasters. Salvage standard.

The Council of Agriculture announced yesterday that it will handle cash relief, 100,000 yuan per hectare for loquats and 62,000 yuan per hectare for high-grained pear ears; in addition, the Taichung City Government has increased subsidies for replanting materials by 10,000 yuan per hectare. Apply at the district office under the jurisdiction of the farmland from 5th to 14th.

According to the Bureau of Agriculture, crop disasters caused by low temperatures are often delayed. This year, Taichung City’s loquat flower ears and young fruits were affected by the cold snap in mid-December last year, and the number of fruit seeds was generally low; Gaojie pears were affected by low temperature. Absorption function and nutrient delivery slow down the growth of callus on the cut surface of scion and rootstock, resulting in some disasters such as wilting of inflorescences, poor flowering, yellowing of fruit stems and low fruit setting rate.

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The Council of Agriculture announces that the cash relief area for agricultural natural disasters is the entire Taichung City. The Bureau of Agriculture reminds farmers whose disaster damage rate exceeds 20%, from February 5 to February 14, bring their national ID cards and deposit books to If the applicant is the land owner, he should attach the transcript of the land registration. If the applicant is not the owner of the land, he should attach the transcript of the land registration, and attach the entrusted operation contract or lease contract or land use agreement. Overdue Inadmissible.