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Food and Agriculture Education Class Series Millet Class Held by TTDARES for Xinwu Branch of Chulai Elementary School in Haiduan

2024-04-12
As part of the government’s food and agriculture education policy, the Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES) of the Ministry of Agriculture held a food and agriculture class themed on millet on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Xinwu Branch of Chulai Elementary School in Haiduan Township, which was attended by a total of 31 participants, including students, teachers, and elders from the community. Lin Chien-chung, one of the Top Hundred Young Farmers (4th edition) and a member of the Paiwan Sapulju community in Jinfeng Township, was the instructor and spoke about millet cultivation techniques and devices to keep birds away. He engaged in exchange with the elders regarding the millet culture and, through the use of educational props, taught the students and teachers about the methods and forms of millet use as well as bird-damage prevention. The local elders enthusiastically shared about the traditional importance of millet farming in their Bunun culture. Through such interaction, the students gained a deeper understanding of and respect for their millet culture. A student surnamed Hu said it is interesting that recycled aluminum cans and nylon rope can be used to make devices to keep birds away. One of the elders stated that the class brought back sweet memories from the past of tilling and harvesting in the fields with their family. The class was aimed at helping all involved experience the allure of millet and allowing the young and old to learn together in a positive atmosphere, a manifestation of the format diversity with which food and agriculture education can take place.

The instructor talks about how to use traditional bird-repelling devices. Young students and the elderly learn how to hull millet together. An elder from the local community talks about a traditional millet blessing ritual aimed at attaining protection from the ancestors and a good millet crop.  Students learn to make traditional bird-repelling devices with aluminum cans. Students give manually tilling a field a try. Group photo of all who attended.

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