Rescue vegetable farmer Yunlin County Mayor Zhang Lishan called on the central government to start agricultural natural disaster relief

Rescue vegetable farmer Yunlin County Mayor Zhang Lishan called on the central government to start agricultural natural disaster relief

County Mayor Zhang Lishan, Director of Agriculture Wei Shengde, County Councillor you Shuyun, and Director General of Eryi Township Peasant Association Li Dayan went to Erfu at noon yesterday (20) to investigate the damage to leafy vegetables after days of torrential rain. County Mayor Zhang Lishan felt sorry for the vegetable farmers' hard work and lost all their money, and called on the central government to start agricultural natural disaster relief as soon as possible to help vegetable farmers tide over the difficulties.

Zhang Lishan, county magistrate, said that Yunlin County accounted for more than 40% of the country's vegetable output, with days of torrential rain, heavy losses of leafy vegetables, crop failures as high as 50%, and vegetable farmers asked the sky without words. Papaya also caused water injury, fall and decay of fruits due to torrential rain, causing serious damage.

County Mayor Zhang Lishan called on the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan to include leafy vegetables in agricultural natural disaster relief as soon as possible. in addition, the county government will also work with the central branch of the Agriculture and Food Administration and the public office to investigate the damage of the papaya department on the spot, and the current damage has reached the standard of agricultural natural disaster relief. It should be announced as a cash relief area for agricultural natural disasters together with leafy vegetables, so as to safeguard farmers' rights.

County Mayor Zhang Lishan pointed out that after the torrential rain, leafy vegetables suffered heavy losses, the supply on the market decreased by more than 40%, and vegetable prices rose slightly. This is not only the natural market mechanism of "scarcity is precious," but also the result of many vegetable farmers piling up in tears. Consumers are called on to understand the hard work of farmers, buy food, and take action to encourage and support farmers.

▲ rescues vegetable farmers Zhang Lishan, county magistrate of Yunlin, calls on the central government to start agricultural natural disaster relief.