Yunlin County is a major hub for Taiwan’s agriculture and livestock industries, but suffers from a serious lack of resources for animal and plant health. In the past, when farmers were faced with livestock epidemics, crop diseases, and pests, the treatments they used were often selected based on prior experience or word-of-mouth, resulting in numerous instances of animal drug or pesticide misuse and excessive pesticide residue. The NTU College of Bioresources and Agriculture therefore established a diagnostic center for animal diseases and a plant teaching hospital in the Agricultural Incubation & Promotion Center at NTU’s Yunlin Campus, aiming to provide local diagnosis and treatment services to construct a more comprehensive medical system for animals and plants in the region.
From 2020 to 2022, NTU’s animal and plant health team conducted more than 1,000 diagnostic tests in the Yunlin area and set up plant disease diagnosis and consultation stations in 20 villages and townships. The team’s specialists were not only able to promote their research to local industry through lectures and spread accurate knowledge about agriculture and disease treatment, but also collect and share the challenges faced by the industry with university research teams to analyze and solve problems. Through such close connections, the team continues to help Yunlin promote proper medication, precision pesticide usage and ecofriendly farming. These actions strengthen market confidence in Yunlin agricultural products and fulfill its mission to provide local services with no distance between farmers and food.
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