Cacao, Rural Transformation, and Local Value Creation in Pingtung, Taiwan

Presented by Ying-Hsuan Ting (National Taiwan University GERP). How Taiwanese agriculture shifted from production-oriented farming to value-added, multifunctional rural development, told through Pingtung's award-winning tree-to-bar cacao industry, which grew partly from the decline of betel nut and links local farming to global markets through place-based branding and rural revitalization. Part 1 of the EASC / NCTA "Exploring Taiwan: Geography, History, and Agriculture" series. Free; 2 PD hours. Attend all four sessions to receive a copy of Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-Zi.