Page 73 - 2018 Annual Report Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Annual Report 2018 Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan The awards ceremony of the “Golden Village Competition.” create unique styles and features for these communities. With fierce competition between 707 rural communities from around Taiwan, 22 made it to the nals, where three Gold, four Silver, and eight Bronze awards were announced. These awards, which were presented to the winners by President Tsai Ing-wen on April 26, 2018, established models and value for rural communities. Representatives of the prize-winning communities were even sent to Germany for exchanges, where they signed a letter of intent to cooperate; the journey expanded the perspectives of rural communities and stimulated creative thinking. 71