Page 39 - 2018 Annual Report Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Annual Report 2018 Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan zones and determining guidance strategies for agricultural industries, in order to (i) ensure the appropriateness of the spatial development of industries and (ii) make it possible to attain the policy goal of prioritizing inputs of agricultural policy resources. (2) Maintaining the quantity and quality of irrigation water Irrigation construction is inseparable from agricultural development and the well-being of farmers. By using irrigation and drainage facilities and related water management technology, the COA can transport and distribute irrigation water and improve farmland drainage, in order to minimize harm from droughts and floods, stabilize the production of food, and reduce losses from natural disasters, thereby upholding the rights and interests of farmers. In 2018, the COA: (i) renovated or improved 248 kilometers of irrigation and drainage channels; (ii) completed 616 infrastructure items (projects/structures); (iii) renovated or improved irrigation canals on 1,201 hectares of “consolidated farmland” and “early-phase consolidated farmland”; (iv) assisted farmers in installing water-saving equipment, such as spray irrigation and drip irrigation, on 2,201 hectares of land; (v) undertook renovations or improvements on automated water-testing systems in 26 locations; (vi) guided local irrigation associations to do 39,760 tests of the quality of irrigation water; (vii) continued to promote the “plan for maintaining the quality of agricultural irrigation water”; (viii) reduced industrial efuent from 37 factories, thereby reducing the risk of pollution of irrigation water; (ix) effectively brought into play the three sheng (production \\\[shengchan \\\], daily The improvement project for the aqueduct of the #5 branch of the southern trunk line reduced losses from leakage and upgraded the efficiency of the use of irrigation water. The improvement project for the irrigation and drainage system at Chishang Township of Taitung County, done by stacking earth-filled bags, resulted in habitat space for multiple living things. Spray irrigation at tea plantations reduced the amount of irrigation water used and raised the production volume and quality of tea. life \\\[shenghuo \\\] and the ecology \\\[shengtai \\\]) 37