國立臺灣大學生物產業機電工程學系Fon, D. S.D. S.Fon2006-09-282018-07-102006-09-282018-07-10http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/20060927122954101463The 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.application/pdf63757 bytesapplication/pdfzh-TWFarm MechanizationAutomationControlled Environmentjournal articlehttp://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/bitstream/246246/20060927122954101463/1/agricultural automation.pdf