2017 Council of Agriculture Annual Report - 農業知識入口網

作者	行政院農業委員會
出版機關	行政院農業委員會

Agriculture is the foundation of national development, the daily lives of citizens, and ecological conservation. Agricultural development involves not just production and marketing, but also such aspects as food security, rural employment, social stability, sustainability of resources, and environmental conservation. Every country needs agriculture, and every country places importance on agriculture. Moving with the changing times, the role of agriculture has also been redefined, but its multiple values in the economy, in society, and in the environment are still irreplaceable. The year 2017 marked the launch of a new government, and it was also a year of abundant results for the agricultural sector. Compared to 2016, 2017 saw a more favorable climate, less natural disasters, and therefore a greater production volume. It was a bumper harvest year. Although early in 2017 Taiwan suffered a blow from an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, the government soon adopted multiple effective epidemic prevention measures which successfully halted the spread of the disease.