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Over a thousand rejects of flowers destroyed; florist says they can still hold on, but the ones suffering are the flower farmers
During the pandemic prevention period, fresh flowers cannot wait for the outbreak to ease. Jing Zhiming, the second-generation head of Yongjin Flowers, said over 100,000 yuan worth of flowers were thrown away in a month, but he feels even more for the flower farmers who lost everything. Photo by Chen Zhiyuan. Image source: Apple Daily News "This year is the year the most flowers have been thrown away
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Indian Tea Hit by Drought and Pandemic, Prices Expected to Rise
Besides commodities, prices of other goods also continue to climb. Under the double blow of severe drought weather and a worsening pandemic, India, as the world's second-largest tea producer, is facing the threat of declining output and stalled tea-picking operations, which may further push tea prices up.
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International students at Dayeh University experience Taiwan's tea culture through tea picking and tea making
Understanding Taiwan and experiencing Taiwan's tea culture, Dayeh University took international students to Songboling in Nantou to pick tea, make tea and taste tea, experiencing the aesthetics of Taiwan's tea ceremony; while learning Chinese, the international students also discovered a different side of Taiwan's tea culture beyond the popular bubble tea
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Drought and Low Rainfall Hurt Winter Tea, Yet Nantou High-Mountain Winter Tea Quality Rises Instead of Falling
The results of the "Taiwan High-Mountain Tea King" winter evaluation competition in Ren'ai Township, Nantou County, were released today, with Yuxiang Tea Industry taking the Grand Prize; the award ceremony will be held on the 12th at the Yuanxiang Station. This year, due to the dry climate and low rainfall, the overall quality of high-mountain tea was not as good as in previous years, but because the weather during tea-making was dry and stable
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Drought Hard to Relieve, Spring Tea Output Cut by 30 Percent, Tea Farmers Cry Out in Distress
With drought and little rain, Zhanghu District, Yunlin's most important tea-producing area, has suffered heavy losses. The local village chief said that now is when the tea plants need water most, and without rain, the tea plants either wither and die or simply fail to grow. This year's spring tea will not only be cut by about 30 percent, but may even affect
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Why does India's Darjeeling black tea output keep rising amid drought and the pandemic?
Under the double blow of dry weather and the COVID-19 pandemic, the harvest season in India's key tea-producing regions is facing the dual threat of falling output and stalled tea-picking operations, which could push already-risen tea prices even higher. The UK's Financial Times (FT) reported,
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Lychee crops damaged by drought, Chiayi County to apply for cash assistance
The drought and water shortage from the second half of last year to now have caused poor fruiting of lychees in Chiayi County. Chiayi County invited the Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, the Agriculture and Food Agency, and township offices to form a survey team, which conducted on-site surveys in the main production areas of Zhuqi Township and Fanlu Township. The survey result...
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Staying Healthy Through the Pandemic: Yunlin Premium E-Commerce Platform's "Veggie Everwell" Vegetable Boxes Sell Out
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates, crowds lining up to snap up daily necessities have appeared all over Taiwan. The Yunlin County - Yunlin Premium E-Commerce Platform, in order to serve the many consumers who support Yunlin County's agricultural products, moved early last Friday (the 14th)...
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Heirloom seeds passed down through generations, yet over 95% have already disappeared from farmland
More than ten thousand years ago, humans realized they could keep part of the harvested seeds to replant the following year. "Xin Yu": The common people ate meat and drank blood, and clothed themselves in hides and fur; as for Shennong, he thought that crawling insects and running beasts were difficult to raise the people on, so he sought things that could be eaten, tasted the fruits of the hundred plants, and examined sour, bitter, and
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Chiayi Select is the top choice for Lunar New Year gifts, Chiayi farm produce accompanies you through a great New Year
The most local and highest-quality Chiayi Select agricultural specialty products are now on shelves at the service areas of National Freeway No. 1 and No. 3. Chiayi County Magistrate Weng Chang-liang visited the Dongshan Service Area on National Freeway No. 3 on February 7 to learn about sales. Weng Chang-liang said the Lunar New Year has arrived, and the county government's Chiayi Select at the service areas...
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