1. 1 Chao-Hsing HUANG Deputy Director Agriculture and Food Agency Council of Agriculture August, 2013 The Current Status and Strategies on Food Losses in Chinese Taipei

2. 2 Contents  Current Status  Challenges  Policies and Strategies  Suggestions for APEC Cooperation

3. 3 Size: 3,618,995 ha (2012) Size: 3,618,995 ha (2012)  plain region (27.12%)  hilly & mountain region (72.88 %) Cultivated Land Area: 802,876 ha(22%) Cultivated Land Area: 802,876 ha(22%)  paddy field: 399,432 ha  upland field: 403,444 ha Rice area: 260,000ha Rice area: 260,000ha Average Farm Size: 1 ha (2011). Average Farm Size: 1 ha (2011). Current Status-1/4

4. 4 Current Status- 2/4 Post-harvest Food Losses in 2011 Source：COA/ Food supply and utilization yearbook 2011

5. 5 Rice calendar Current Status - 3/4 Harvest Transplant precipitation (mm) Avg. monthly rainfall variation 5~10 typhoons hitting 2nd crop (37%) Source: Taiwan CWB 1st crop (63%)

6. 6 Estimated loss of rice production due to natural disasters Current Status - 4/4 Year Paddy damaged loss (A) Paddy production Value (B) A/B (%) 20082.6231.368.34 20091.0733.783.17 20100.5430.361.78 20110.1838.150.48 20120.4539.751.13 Unit: NT$ Billion Source: Agriculture and food Agency, COA Photo copy from Liberty times

7. 7 Shortage of drying capacity while typhoon coming Challenges on rice Photo copy from Liberty times

8. 8 Strategies on rice Enhance drying capacity  Two-stage drying  Allocate and transport fresh/wet paddy to elsewhere the dryer capacity is available  Build regional dryer center & related facilities in needed regions

9. 9 Challenges on Vegetables & Fruits  Maintain freshness in storage and logistic stages  Reduce the volume of unsalable fruits and vegetables in market

10. 10 Reduce Food Losses Cold chain system Shorten transport process Strategies on Vegetables & Fruits Diversified marketing channels

11. 11 II I Identifying Key Issues and challenges and deliberating on the strategies and action plans of cooperation among APEC economies Convene annual seminar in each year with different themes of post-harvest losses and food wastes issues occurred on the food consumption to share experience among APEC economies Suggestions for APEC Cooperation

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