In Taiwan, Chiayi's six-legged tomato "Crazy" received a million dollars last year and left 100,000 yuan, the Council of Agriculture plans to provide cash relief and start insurance next year

Published Nov 15, 2022

Tridge summary

High temperatures and drought in central and southern China have led to an outbreak of a viral disease affecting small tomatoes, caused by the silver leaf whitefly. The Council of Agriculture in Taiwan is surveying the damage and providing short-term cash relief for natural disaster losses, with a new tomato insurance plan set to launch next year to reduce farmers' risk. The agency is also seeking to enter the Japanese market with pest-free tomatoes by collaborating with the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
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In recent days, it has been mid-November and winter has entered, but the daytime temperature in central and southern China is still as high as 30 degrees Celsius. The high temperature and drought have promoted the rapid reproduction of silver leaf whitefly, which has caused a viral disease commonly known as "crazy" on small tomatoes. The Council of Agriculture Chairman Chen Jizhong will survey the damage of Chiayi six-legged small tomatoes today (15). He said that the Council of Agriculture plans short-term cash relief for natural disasters to assist farmers, but the amount of relief is still difficult to make up for losses. Next year, tomato insurance plans to be launched to reduce farmers Cultivation risk. Today, Chen Jizhong was invited by legislators Cai Yiyu and Chen Mingwen to go south to investigate the disaster. He said that Chiayi is the county with the most tomato plantations, and the damage to farmers today is caused by climate change and abnormal climate. "Hot", not ...
Source: Agriharvest

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