Taiwan melon field disaster due to rainstorm weather, the Council of Agriculture Chen Jizhong Zhu County disaster survey announced cash relief

A torrential rain on Friday seriously injured the cantaloupes that could be harvested and listed in another week. Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, went to Hsinchu on Saturday to inspect the disaster. Watermelons, cantaloupes, and cantaloupes were all affected by the torrential rain. Judging by the on-site damage, it should have reached the rescue standard, so Xinfeng Township, Hukou Township, and Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, were announced on the spot as cash relief areas for agricultural and natural disasters. Cash relief is provided for the disasters of local watermelons, cantaloupes and cantaloupes. The Council of Agriculture will also announce overtime so that farmers can report to the public office on Monday.

The Agriculture and Food Administration of the Council of Agriculture said that the torrential rain on May 17 initially caused agricultural losses of 1.299 million yuan in Hsinchu County, of which watermelon lost 735000 yuan, followed by cantaloupe 443000 yuan and cantaloupe 121000 yuan. Torrential rain will cause the root of the plant to be flooded, the fruit will also appear water injury, and after the torrential rain, it can not be ruled out that the disaster will continue to appear.

Chen Jizhong pointed out in a Facebook post on Saturday that due to sudden heavy rainfall in Taoyuan and Hsinchu areas, disasters occurred one after another in farming in some producing areas, and he immediately took people to the producing areas to investigate the disaster. because the current survey results have been confirmed to meet the cash relief standards of the agricultural natural disaster relief measures, the Council of Agriculture will work overtime on Sunday to announce the affected areas and crops, so that farmers can declare immediately when they go to work on Monday. Local governments and improvement farms will also cooperate with disaster survey as soon as possible to help farmers resume ploughing as soon as possible.

In addition to cash assistance, farmers affected by the disaster can also apply for organic fertilizer, microbial fertilizer and biological control materials from local peasant associations after the disaster. They also have subsidies of 12000 and 5,000 yuan per hectare, or they can apply for low-interest loans with an annual interest rate of 1.29%.

Under the torrential rain last Friday, Xinhun, Guanyin, Dayuan and Luzhu along the coast of Taoyuan were all on flood alert. Agricultural disasters were also reported in Taoyuan City due to flooding, and watermelons, cantaloupes and other melon fields were soaked in water. however, the Taoshi Agricultural Bureau may not be clear until the sun comes out to assess the damage. The disaster survey itinerary of the Council of Agriculture only went to Hsinchu County on Saturday. For counties and cities not included in the survey itinerary, the Agriculture and Food Administration said that the county and municipal governments can still confirm the disaster situation in accordance with the agricultural natural disaster relief measures and report to the Council of Agriculture for public assistance.

Chen Jizhong went to the melon fields in Hsinchu County to inspect the disaster after the torrential rain. (from Chen Jizhong's Facebook)