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Farmers’ Academy Novice Class on Organic Farming and Practical Training Come to End with Exceptional Results

2022-09-12
The Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES) of the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan held the Farmers’ Academy Novice Class on Organic Farming from September 12 to October 7. Participants, who came from all over Taiwan, said they learned a lot and are highly confident in their futures as organic growers. The class included instruction and information on the organic cultivation of various crops, field management concepts, an introduction to organic farming laws, farmland planning, marketing, the organic certification process, loans, and farmer insurance policy. In addition, there were hands-on lessons on farm equipment maintenance and usage and the processing of products, allowing the students to put into practice what they had learned in the classroom. For the practical training, students visited organic farms in groups and took part in the entire farming process, beginning with soil preparation and continuing to sowing, caring for seedlings, planting seedlings in fields, weeding, disease/pest management, pruning, pollination, flower thinning, harvesting, packaging, and processing. Through this hands-on approach, they accumulated practical knowledge and skills. The TTDARES looks forward to the students accelerating their development as growers from the foundation they obtained in class. In the future, if they have any problems, the TTDARES and stations in other regions will be happy to provide help.

A lecturer shows students how to mix organic disease/pest prevention material. A student roasts pigeon peas, a basic processing step.  A lecturer discusses the structure and maintenance of a farming tool. Students learn an eco-friendly way to deal with white-spotted longicorn beetles. 

During the practical training, a student works with seedlings. A student prepares soil with a cultivator. Students plant baby corn seedlings in a field. A student clears weeds with a grass cutter.  

Students learn to thin Loquat flowers. Students make boxes for tea bags. Students share about what they have learned from the practical training during a forum. TTDARES Deputy Director Lu presents a certificate to a student who completed the class.  

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