By Admin. Updated 8:33 a.m., Thursday, February 15, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
The Republic of China on Taiwan is investing in projects aimed at improving this country’s agriculture.
According to a press release from the Agency for Public Information (API), the projects include the Vegetable Improvement Project and the Livestock Rearing Project.
According to the API, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Her Excellency Fiona Fan said under the Vegetable Improvement Project, they will create five (5)chilling rooms with the pre-cooling system in five (5)locations including Orange Hill, Langley Park, Lauders, La Croix and Belmont.
“In the projects, we will train farmers to post handle their harvest, their crops…to storage in the chilling room so that would enhance the quantity and quality of their crops. I am very optimistic about the project objectives because I believe this is in line with tourism boom in your great country,” Ambassador Fan said, according to the API.
“For the Livestock Rearing Project, the Ambassador noted that they will bring in pure-bred pigs 320 piglets annually in three years and 160 goats and sheep annually,” the API said.
According to the API, Ambassador Fan added “we aim to increase the supply of piglets into 320 piglets annually in three years…. I invite the community to explore and embrace these projects that stand as a reflection of progress.”
“The Ambassador was speaking at a handing over ceremony in Georgetown on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024,” the API said.
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