Taiwan: Develop native buffalo, inherit culture, and promote diversified industries

Water buffalo is an important companion and meat source for a few aborigines in eastern Taiwan. However, buffalo meat cannot be popularized. This is mainly due to the underdeveloped agricultural machinery industry in the early days of Taiwan. Buffalo and people share the burden of farming and cannot bear to eat it. Nowadays, agricultural machinery gradually replaces cattle farming, and buffalo livestock are no longer used. Consumers did not like the thick texture of buffalo meat, which eventually led to the decline of the buffalo industry. In order to protect the Taiwanese buffalo and its cultural value, the Ministry of Agriculture has planned to develop the diversity of buffalo meat through strategies such as selection and improvement of performance, application of frozen semen technology, provision of shady places and mud pits, development of butter soap and conditioning kits, etc. Utilize and guide the indigenous people to achieve sustainable development goals by borrowing ...