AGRICULTURAL AUTOMATION and TECHNICAL INNOVATION IN TAIWAN
Author(s)
Fon, D. S.
DOI
20060927122954101463
Abstract
The main point of promoting farm mechanization is to increase productivity and alleviatelaborshortages. In 1970, the government announced a four-year
plan to accelerate farm mechanization. A fund for this purpose was established
1977. For the most important crop, rice, nearly 100% mechanization has been
achieved for everything from planting to harvesting. Farmers hire a whole
package of custom service provided through 359 custom farmers & 1100 rice
seedling nursery centers. As a result, the cost of production remains high in this
small-scale farming system.
During the 1980s, the rice became surplus because of decreased consumption.
Farmers then were encouraged by the government to grow upland crops such as
corn, peanut & soybean in order to achieve optimal diversification. New
machines such as corn pickers, peanut & soybean combines, were timely
developed to meet the emerging need of mechanization for the upland crops.
Labor saving & automation techniques were introduced to the farming
operations in the 1990s as a result of the promotion on agricultural
modernization. The concept of automation suddenly took root in agricultural
production, livestock, fishery & transportations & services for the
agricultural produce. The protected cultivation under cover was introduced on
the cash crops like flowers, vegetables & their seedlings in a controlled and
automated environment. For rice drying, centralized systems were set up in 66
farmers’ associations to serve member farmers. The automation does highlight
a new era for the Taiwan agriculture.
Subjects
Farm Mechanization
Automation
Controlled Environment
Publisher
臺北市:國立臺灣大學生物產業機電工程學系
Type
journal article
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