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Chao-Hsing HUANG Deputy Director

Agriculture and Food AgencyCouncil of Agriculture

August, 2013

The Current Status and Strategies

on Food Losses in Chinese Taipei

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Contents

Current Status Challenges Policies and Strategies Suggestions for APEC Cooperation

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Size: 3,618,995 ha (2012)Size: 3,618,995 ha (2012)plain region (27.12%)plain region (27.12%)hilly & mountain region (72.88hilly & mountain region (72.88%)%)

Cultivated Land Area: 802,876 ha(22%)Cultivated Land Area: 802,876 ha(22%)paddy field: 399,432 hapaddy field: 399,432 haupland field: 403,444 haupland field: 403,444 ha

Rice area: 260,000haRice area: 260,000haAverage Farm Size: 1 ha (2011).Average Farm Size: 1 ha (2011).

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Current Status- 2/4

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Production 1347.8 205.5 2556.2 3034.7

Losses(%) 1% 2.70% 10.80% 11.20%

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Post-harvest Food Losses in 2011

Source ： COA/ Food supply and utilization yearbook 2011

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Rice calendar

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Source: Taiwan CWB

1st crop (63%)

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Estimated loss of rice production due to natural disastersEstimated loss of rice production due to natural disasters

Current Status - 4/4

YearPaddy damaged

loss (A)

Paddy production Value (B)

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2008 2.62 31.36 8.34

2009 1.07 33.78 3.17

2010 0.54 30.36 1.78

2011 0.18 38.15 0.48

2012 0.45 39.75 1.13

Unit: NT$ Billion

Source: Agriculture and food Agency, COAPhoto copy from Liberty times

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Shortage of drying capacity while typhoon coming

Challenges on rice

Photo copy from Liberty times

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Strategies on rice

Enhance drying capacity Two-stage dryingAllocate and transport

fresh/wet paddy to elsewhere the dryer capacity is available

Build regional dryer center & related facilities in needed regions

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Challenges on Vegetables & Fruits

Maintain freshness in storage and logistic stagesReduce the volume of unsalable fruits and

vegetables in market

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Reduce Food Losses

Cold chain system

Shorten transport process

Strategies on Vegetables & Fruits

Diversified marketing channels

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Identifying Key Issues and challenges and deliberating on the strategies and action plans of cooperation among APEC economies

Convene annual seminar in each year with different themes of post-harvest losses and food wastes issues occurred on the food consumption to share experience among APEC economies

Suggestions for APEC Cooperation

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