Agriculture Headlines (5/24-5/30)

1. Taiwan’s crop damages from May torrential rains estimated at over NT$15 million: The heavy rains in Taiwan in the latter half of May caused approximately NT$15.14 million (US$517,471) in damage to crops across the country, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said on May 29.

2. Council of Agriculture calls for concern of ecological conservation regarding Miaoli solar farm approval: The Miaoli county government conditionally approved an application to build a planned solar factory on an 8.3 hectare plot in Jhusen (竹森), despite the issue of destroying a key leopard cat habitat. The Council of Agriculture (COA) solemnly declares the priority of ecological conservation over the case.

3. Close season for larval anchovy fisheries around Taiwan gets underway for 2022: The Fisheries Agency of Taiwan (FA) is reminding that the close season for larval anchovy fisheries comes into effect in 9 cities and counties of Taiwan successively.