According to Taiwan’s “United Daily News” report on November 15, after Kaohsiung’s small tomatoes were infected with “yellow flower leaf curl disease”, the same disease and insect pests also occurred in Chiayi County. Chen Jizhong, the person in charge of Taiwan’s agricultural administrative affairs, came to Liujiao Township, Chiayi County to investigate the disaster that afternoon. Local fruit farmers complained that their production had dropped significantly. Chen Jizhong said that the incident was caused by climate warming, high temperature and little rain.

Peng Ruiju, director of the Yizhu Workstation of Tainan District Agricultural Reform Farm, who accompanied Chen Jizhong to investigate the disaster, said that the orchard was infected with the “yellow flower leaf curl disease” of tomatoes, and the high temperature and lack of rain led to a large number of whiteflies. , If not controlled in time, the pests will multiply and cause the leaves to turn yellow and curl. If you want to effectively prevent and control it, you must start from the time of planting the seedlings.
According to the report, a local fruit farmer said that “last year, 30% of the land harvested one million yuan, and this year there is only 100,000 yuan left.” The loss was heavy. Fruit growers also said that even pumpkins and other fruits and vegetables were infected.
The report pointed out that in Taibao City, where the output of small tomatoes is large, at least nearly a hundred farmers reported that the crops were infected with diseases, and some farmers pulled out the entire garden and replanted it.
Chen Jizhong said that in November, the high temperature reached more than 30 degrees Celsius and there was little rain. Not only Chiayi County suffered from diseases and insect pests, but also the production areas of Pingtung and Kaohsiung. Chiayi County’s production areas lost more than 20%, and some production areas lost even more.
He said that the standard of cash assistance is met, and the assistance is 51,000 yuan per hectare (Note: 1 NT dollar is about 0.23 yuan). In addition, given that small tomatoes are high-yield economic crops, insurance will be launched next year to protect fruit farmers.