Introducing the BOPT Model for Post-Typhoon Industry Reconstruction: Taking Yongling Organic Farm as an Example

　After Typhoon Morakot badly struck Taiwan on 8 August, 2009, the Taiwanese government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) immediately kicked off post-disaster rescue and reconstruction, and introduced the BOPT (Build-Operate-Profit-Transfer) model to bring in support from the private sector. Under BOPT, NGOs from the private sector would introduce the business and operation models to the reconstruction area. Once the business operation is profitable and sustainable, the business will be transferred to the local residents or the local NGO to foster the local business development and offer job opportunities in the long run. 　Since government resources often cannot be utilized as flexibly as private ones, the involvement of private sector and NGOs is crucial in post-disaster reconstruction. To expedite the reconstruction process, the Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council of Taiwan had worked closely with the private sector in the reconstruction of several badly damaged villages. 　In this study, the “Yonglin Shanlin Organic Farm” built by the Yonglin Charity Foundation is presented to show how the BOPT model was successfully implemented in this case through the collaboration of the Taiwanese government and the private sector. It is hoped that a proper procedure for BOPT could be developed for future post-disaster reconstruction in Taiwan and beyond. 　This study sorted out 13 central categaries of BOPT model from interview by Gounded Theory, and took the theoretical model as a basis of quantitative verification. Through correlation analysis and path analysis, most people considered that taking care of victims is more important than achieving profit when talking about the effect of BOPT model. Among these variables, there are five variables are significant to the effect of BOPT model, which are the influence to neighborhood, education training, providing jobs, management team, and the profit-making way. Therefore, compared to seek the target of operating profit, taking care of victims is a top priority in BOPT model, including education training and helping their livings.