Doors to Diplomacy Participants

Kaohsiung Municipal Chung-shan Senior High School (2006 CyberFair Project ID 4658)
Taiwan, Kaohsiung
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 4. Local Specialties

We estimate 10 student(s) from 16 to 18 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: The economy of Kaohsiung County mainly comes from the profit of agriculture. Zihguan is famous for its agricultural produce in Kaohsiung County. In Zihguan township, around 250 hectares out of its 800-hectare farm are used for vegetable cultivation. This township, with its luxuriant plain and moderate weather, is the leading cultivation center of vegetable in Southern Taiwan. In addition, simple and lovely people as well as prosperous agriculture makes Zihguan a beautiful place to dwell in.

Project Description: Food is a very important and essential issue in our daily life. And as modern people become more and more particular and careful about what they eat, they start to yearn for the knowledge about food. They are concerned about such questions as "How can they choose fresh and nourishing food?" and "What kind of eating habit can keep people in health?" The consumers may choose good-looking fruits and vegetables without being bitten by worms in supermarket. However, they cannot tell if there is wormer or insecticide left on the produce. To protect us from being harmed by the wormer or insecticide, our government establishes a criterion to examine the produce we will eat. That is GAP, Good Agricultural Practice. The farmers' association in Zihguan Township adopts this criterion to examine the vegetables cultivated in this area. Our team "Happy Farmers" will take a close look at how the farmers' association in Zihguan Township work with this criterion. GAP.

Click Here to View Project Narrative