Taichung City Agriculture Bureau's Lecture on Healthy Seedlings and the Flower Industry Draws an Enthusiastic Response

To cultivate farmers' professional skills, the Taichung City Agriculture Bureau held a "Healthy Seedlings and the Flower Industry" agriculture lecture for the general public on the 19th at the Yangming Municipal Building, inviting professional instructors to speak about plant diseases, the causes of plant viruses, and control measures, attracting nearly 170 farmers to take part, with lively discussion on site.

The lecture featured Chen Chin-chih, assistant researcher in the Plant Pathology Division of the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute under the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, as the instructor, who shared with farmers the causes, types, various effects and control measures of plant diseases and plant viruses. She stressed that specific pathogens must be managed at the source in order to cultivate healthy seedlings and produce safe, high-quality agricultural products. The instructor explained the material in an accessible way, interacting frequently with the farmers on site, and the farmers responded enthusiastically.

The Agriculture Bureau said that in order to carry out agricultural extension and cultivate farmers' professional skills, the bureau offers agriculture lectures for the general public on an irregular basis, and information about the relevant courses is posted on the Agriculture Bureau website http://www.agriculture.taichung.gov.tw/ . Farmers or members of the public interested in taking up agriculture may all register to attend free of charge.