Interview with the Chairman of the Council of Agriculture 01 "Politics is only a backpack. Where does Chen Chi-chung want to lead Taiwan's agriculture?

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Chen Jizhong, the new chairman of the Council of Agriculture, obviously did not pay much attention to his political image."I don't care about these things. I never wanted to make any development in this (political) field." He turned around and took out the "big copy" made in this special interview from the green backpack he carried to work every day. It was the blueprint for agricultural administration that he had been thinking about and had not completed his work for more than two years.

Although he is a scholar in politics, Chen Jizhong is a farmer's son, who has cut red beans and washed pig houses. He speaks quickly but not smoothly, and rarely argues when confronted with negative comments. last year's weather was good, and there were frequent reports of imbalance in the production and marketing of agricultural products ranging from onions, garlic, bananas, pineapples to cabbage. farmers 'dissatisfaction was cruelly reflected in the elections at the end of last year, and criticism came and went. However, the premier of the Executive Yuan of Xiaoying's government changed for a third term, and two chairmen of the Council of Agriculture stepped down. Chen Chi-chung did not retire but rose instead. In fact, he has asked for it many times, but he was persuaded to stay on by Li Jinlong, Cao Qihong and Lin Congxian, three former chairmen. Chen Wuxiong, former chairman of the Kuomintang when he was in power, also congratulated him on Facebook and said: He is the only one in the DPP who really understands agricultural policy.

Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, attended the 30-year symposium of the 520 Agricultural Movement in 2018 and said,"We also ask ourselves, are farmers better off?" (Photo/Liu Yixin)

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Interview with the Chairman of the Council of Agriculture 01 "Politics is only a backpack. Where does Chen Chi-chung want to lead Taiwan's agriculture?

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