The Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES) of the Executive Yuan’s Council of Agriculture cooperated with the Guanshan Town office from April 13 to 17 in holding a course called “Plantation and Crop Operation and Management Techniques”. Growers, including many of indigenous descent, enthusiastically attended the event.

Many people attended this event which was jointly hosted by TTDARES director Chen Hsin-yen and others present. The TTDARES worked with the Guanshan town office in planning out this “Plantation and Crop Operation and Management Techniques” class for education on the growing of rice, fruit trees, the tea industry, grains, and vegetables so as to help development of the local industry. The TTDARES holds farming technique seminars and courses every year at different times, going into indigenous villages while maintaining local agriculture as the theme. Such courses help growers in indigenous villages learn helpful skills. The TTDARES has also offered growers an “agricultural industry knowledge passport” since 2013 to encourage them to continue learning new techniques. During the event, Director Chen reminded attendees that if anyone had questions, they could ask at any time so as to receive immediate responses and assistance. For more information on such events, please visit the TTDARES website at http://www.ttdares.gov.tw.