National Chiayi University

  Established by the European Union, the GLOBALG.A.P. focuses on food safety, employee welfare and environmental sustainability. The traceability system enables distributors to confirm the product sources and ensure the integrity of the production and sales supply chain. To promote Taiwan’s premium tea to the world, the NCYU Department of Horticultural Science, NYUST Smart Agricultural Park Research Center, and Tea Research and Extension Station have been engaged in cross-domain cooperation. They have been coaching students with agricultural knowledge on the procedures for GLOBAL G.A.P. certification, and how to manage farm operations with the cross-domain use of the cloud system, and produce certification documents in a highly efficient digital manner by integrating multiple verification documents. They have also been assisting the students to start their own business by providing innovative agricultural services. Founded in last May, “Lenong Agricultural Services Ltd.” offers tea certification services, and have provided guidance on how to achieve the GLOBAL G.A.P. certification for a wide spectrum of agricultural products, ranging from guavas, red dragon fruit, pineapples, pineapple custard apples, bananas to lettuce. They will continue to expand their services in the days to come. They have also offered guidance to young people through cross-domain integration with support from the local Hua Xi Bakery, who develops tea-related bakery products that are internationally certified. Innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture not only help introduce new technologies and business models into the industry, but also encourage Taiwanese professionals to commit to agriculture. The ultimate goal is to create a new momentum in Taiwan’s agricultural activities.
  According to Pai-Tsang Chang, a teacher from the Department of Horticultural Science, NCYU, the agricultural products in Taiwan are known for their high quality. It is critical to promote Taiwan’s high-quality agricultural products to the world and gain international recognition. In the face of market globalization and trade liberalization, it is pivotal to harmonize agricultural production standards and agricultural product specifications with international standards. Obtaining the GLOBALG.A.P. certification is key to the global circulation of agricultural products. At present, more than 0.21 million certified service providers from 135 countries in the world have been marketing their products worldwide. Therefore, linking with international certification and harmonizing with agricultural production standards pave the way to future opportunities for Taiwan’s agricultural products.