AFA General Assembly May 2014 Bali, Indonesia Taiwan Dairy Farmers’ Association (TDFA) Profile, Activities, Plans

Organization VMG (Vision, Mission, and Goals) in TDFA Annually increase milk production at 10,000 tons in the organization. Annually increase 2,000 cows in the organization.

General Profile (TDFA) Year established:1994 Total number of Farmer organizations: _500 (TDFA) Total provinces/districts/covered by your org: 11 Cities and counties national wide. Number of board member: 31 Executives vs. 9 Supervisor (TDFA) Organizational Structure:

Organizational Structure (TDFA) President of Executive Members Regular Executive Members Board of Executive Members Assembly of Executive Members Regular Members Regular Supervisor Members President of Supervision Members Board of Supervision Members

Major programs/services to members (TDFA) To assist members to solve marketing problems. To gather information of dairy production. The implementation of the Government commissioned projects. To hold visit and conduct studies on dairy farmers. To publish journal publications. To ensure materials joint procurement. To unite solidarity among members.

Major Advocacies (TDFA) Major IssuesPosition/Policy Proposal Accomplishments/Gai ns Sustainable FarmingTo strive for the advocacy and support from the government policies. Has established the estimated national production standard to prevent overproduction. Land rightsTo make good use of/revived hallow lands The increase of domestic pasture production. Trade agreementsTo give support for the pasture agreement of Taiwan and New Zealand The government promised to give subsidy and remedy policies to protect dairy farmers.

Major Plans (TDFA) To continuously lower the cost of production. To strive for the increase of selling price of dairy products. To strive for the open market of foreign labor force. To appropriately loosen the standard of environment criteria. To advocate the training of young generation in dairy farming.