According to the general review of the flower industry in the past 30 years, variety research and development, export expansion, domestic sales fault remain to be solved, cut flower pots and flowers need to increase access.

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Taiwan is famous for its Phalaenopsis internationally, and the flower industry is booming. Over the past 30 years, the planting area of flowers has grown more than 10 times, but the flower market is seeking innovation and change. the speed of research and development of domestic varieties is not as fast as that of foreign countries, while exports rely on Phalaenopsis and pay more attention to specific countries, and there is a consumption gap in the domestic market, and there is a long-term lack of flower education in China.

Affected by the Covid-19 epidemic this year, the export of flowers has been blocked, the domestic market is out of order, and the problems accumulated over the years in the flower industry have emerged one by one. Last week (October 14), Taichung Agricultural Reform Farm held a seminar on the prospect and international layout of flower industry research and development. Industry officials explained the current situation and problems of the flower industry, and put forward feasible solutions.

Zhu Jianyong, an honorary professor in the department of horticulture at Chung Hsing University, believes that Taiwan flowers need clear breeding objectives and should be developed for special varieties that are not available abroad. For example, horticulture of endangered native plants in Taiwan will be more special in the international market. On the other hand, the Agriculture and Food Department said that it would continue this year's flower counseling measures and strengthen the development of flower purchase channels.

Domestic flowers have grown obviously over the past 30 years, but there are also many problems to be solved (Photography / Lin Yijun) the flower industry is rising, the planting area and output value are rising, and the nursery ranks first.

Over the past 30 years, the total value of Taiwan's flower industry has grown from 4 billion yuan to 18.29 billion yuan, and the total export volume has also increased from 400 million yuan to 6.76 billion yuan. However, many problems have accumulated over the years, including failure to face up to breed rights, slower R & D than other countries, and over-reliance on specific markets. The Covid-19 epidemic hit this year, which further hampered the export of flowers. Due to the cancellation of sacrificial activities and the depression of the catering and tourism industries in the domestic market, a large number of festivals and commercial flowers have nowhere to go.

At the seminar, Chen Liyi, head of crop production of the Agriculture and Food Department, explained that the domestic flower industry rose rapidly in 1984, and after 1994, the industry gradually matured and stabilized. The domestic flower planting area increased from 1241 hectares in 1978 to 14455 hectares in 2019. The total agricultural output value in 2019 is about 515 billion yuan, of which flowers account for about 3.55 percent.

The annual report of agricultural statistics divides the flower industry into four categories: cut flowers, potted flowers, nurseries and seeds. Chen Liyi said that in the past, the planting area of cut flowers was the largest, but it has decreased by 617 hectares in the past decade, while nursery and potted flowers have increased one after another. In 2019, the planting area of nursery is 9546 hectares, becoming the first of the four categories. The nursery includes garden seedlings and turf. The growth of planting area is related to the development of urban greening, tourism and leisure farms.

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