The Meifeng Experience -- New Prospects for Highland Farming

This article was written by Coral Lee, translated by William Dirks, and published by Sinorama Magazine, Volume 29, Number 11, November 2004. It features National Taiwan University's Meifeng Experimental Farm, which is located at more than 2,000 meters above sea level in Nantou Country's Jen-Ai Rural Township.

For more than 30 years, the Meifeng Experimental Farm has been focusing on agricultural research, education, and demonstration of high elevation farming achievements. Now, with growing environmental consciousness, controversy over over-exploitation of hillside land and the impact of WTO accession on Taiwan's agriculture, the farm has developed a unique program that balances environmental conservation and agricultural use through a "shelterbelt / base / facilities" approach. This article gives all the details.