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confidence in (and consequent use of) domestic seafood. This increased the number of schools using seafood to 150.
B. On September 21, 2017, the COA began to encourage farmers’ organizations to provide vegetables to the nation’s military that had "Traceable Agricultural Product" or "Organic" certification. During the early trial period about 16.1% of the non-staple foods supplied to the military met this criterion, and this figure rose to 23.2% at the end of December of 2017, to 39.7% in 2018, and to 45% as of the end of December 2019, indicating steady growth. In addition, based on the "Directions of Fishermen’s Association Applying for the National Troops Fishing Product Supply Business," the COA guided the National Fishermen’s Association to organize nine district fishermen’s associations (those of Keelung, Wanli, Danshui, Chiayi, Ziguan, Linyuan, Donggang, Hualien, and Penghu) to supply seafood to the military. Because seafood is supplied directly by fishermen’s organizations, this cuts down on the transport and marketing process for such products, reducing transport and marketing costs and stabilizing seafood prices. At the same time this policy protects the interests of both military personnel and fishermen. In 2019, about 1,300 metric tons of seafood were sold to the military, with total sales reaching about NT$160 million.
(7) Strengthening food and agricultural education
The COA promoted 68 "rice campuses" by integrating the resources of government, communities, schools, and non-governmental organizations and focusing on the theme of "domestically produced rice," with the aim of implanting a correct understanding of rice nutrition, food safety, and "local production, local consumption" in the minds of students. We also promoted organic food and agricultural education (FAE) with participation by 13,143 students. At the same time, focusing on the issue of "agricultural production and the
environment," and in coordination with concepts like healthy dietary lifestyles and dietary culture, the COA promoted FAE curriculums, course plans, and experiential activities in 64 schools. We published 259 sets of teaching materials and course plans, and held 540 experiential activities with 21,819 student participants.
The COA published a book on the subject of fish culture promotion, Fishes’ Adventure in the Sea, sending copies to more than 800 township
libraries and more than 800 primary school libraries. We also organized educational visits to seafood sales outlets and production areas on 31 occasions. In addition, the COA continued the educational lectures started in 2018, holding lectures in 30 primary schools in a nationwide tour on the theme "2019 Fishes’ Adventure in the Sea: Food and aquaculture education." We urged students to share the knowledge they had gained with their families and promoted more frequent serving of premium domestic seafood for school lunches and at family dining tables.
To promote a correct understanding of domestic livestock and poultry products among
Food and agricultural education course.
A lecture series, entitled "2019 Fishes’ Adventure in the Sea: Food and aquaculture education," was held to promote fish culture.
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