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Collective Experiences The Overall Landscape Unit 5: Major Events in 2018 128 (4) Convening of the 6th National Agriculture Congress Before 2018, the COA convened five previous National Agriculture Congresses in response to changing domestic and international economic and trading conditions: One in 1982 to deal with the global food crisis, one in 1988 in response to the “520 Farmers Movement,” one in 1994 in response to world conservationist trends, one in 1998 following the completion of agricultural consultations at the time of Taiwan’s entry into the World Trade Organization, and one in 2003 when Taiwan had just joined the new trend toward liberalization of agricultural markets through the WTO. After an interval of 15 years, by 2018 Taiwan’s agricultural sector was facing many issues that urgently needed to be dealt with, including climate change, trade liberalization, the rapid development of new technologies and techniques, the imminent establishment of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the aging and shortage of agricultural Proposal seconding final proposal Proposals seconded 51 proposals Browsed more than Online proposals 2018.4.24-7.10 Local assembly conferences 2018.4.30-6.29 5 events Attended by roughly 200 representatives of national industrial organizations and citizens' groups as well as scholars and experts The 6th National Agriculture Congress Preparatory meetings Issue- integrating meetings National Agriculture Congress 2018.9.7~9.8 Focus discussion meetings 2018.6.21-7.10 18 events The 6th National Agriculture Congress and associated activities.