The drought has not been resolved, and many tea trees in Zhushan and Lugu in Nantou County have lost their leaves and are dying.

(Photo by reporter Xie Jieyu)

[Reporter Xie Jieyu/Report from Nantou] Nantou County is one of the most important tea-producing counties and cities in Taiwan. Today, legislator Cai Peihui, together with the Council of Agriculture and the government, went to the tea gardens in Zhushan and Lugu tea areas to survey and conduct scientific measurements. method, the result was actually more serious than the 60% damage estimated by the farmers association before. It is estimated that this year’s spring tea production will drop sharply by at least 80%. It can make up for the losses of the affected tea farmers.

The drought has not been resolved, and the tea trees in the seven major tea areas of Nantou County are frequently withered and dead. Chen Dongmu, the mayor of Zhushan Township, and Qiu Ruping, the mayor of Lugu Township, conducted surveys on the tea gardens in Zhushan and Lugu Township, and listened to the voices of tea farmers.

Su Zongzhen, director of the tea improvement field of the Council of Agriculture, said that the drought is severe this year. Even if there are tea trees growing in areas with water sources, the harvest may be less than 20%. According to scientific measurement methods, normally there must be more than 40 tea buds in a nine-square grid. Today will The number of buds of tea trees in Kanzhushan and Lugu are all less than 10. Based on this assessment, this year's early spring tea or subsequent spring tea will seriously affect the income of tea farmers.

Cai Peihui further stated that the central government attaches great importance to the problem of tea tree failure or withering due to drought. She quickly negotiated with Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, to target the seven major teas including Zhushan, Lugu, Mingjian, Nantou, Yuchi, Xinyi, and Renai. Field investigation in the district, the severe damage this time will require the central government to directly announce that Nantou will be listed as one of the counties and cities for natural disaster relief. Not only unharvested tea farmers can apply, but also tea gardens that have been harvested but have been damaged after investigation You can also apply for subsidies to help farmers tide over difficulties.

Legislator Cai Peihui (2nd from left), together with Zhushan Town Mayor Chen Dongmu (3rd from left) and relevant staff from the Agricultural Committee, conducted scientific measurements through the "Nine Palaces Method" when surveying Zhushan and Lugu tea gardens in Nantou County.

(Photo by reporter Xie Jieyu)