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Director

Data:2018-08-23

Director

Director General: Jong-I Hu

Birth Year: 1958

Education

  •  PhD in Agricultural Economics, The University of Tokyo
  •  MS, Department of Agricultural Extension (now Department of Bio-Industry Communication and Development), National Taiwan University
  •  BS, Department of Agricultural Extension (now Department of Bio-Industry Communication and Development), National Taiwan University
 

Qualification

  •  Qualified in 1981 Senior Qualification Examination for Agricultural Construction Public Servants of Agricultural Extension Section
 

Professional Experience

  •  Director, Department of Farmers’ Services, Ministry of Agriculture
  •  Director, Department of Planning, Ministry of Agriculture
  •  Deputy Director, Economic Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
  •  Deputy Director, Department of Irrigation and Engineering
  •  Deputy Director, Department of Planning, Ministry of Agriculture
  •  Senior Specialist/Section Chief, Department of Planning, Ministry of Agriculture
  •  Section Chief, Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture
  •  Technical Specialist, Department of Farmers’ Services, Ministry of Agriculture
  •  Technician, Department of Farmers’ Services, Ministry of Agriculture
  •  Officer, Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Taiwan Provincial Government

Achievements

  •  Facilitated the cooperation between Taiwan and Japan on agricultural marketing and proactively sought opportunities to export Taiwanese agri-products to Japan.
  •  Oversaw the planning and pilot run of the income insurance for sugar apples while completing the draft and enactment of Directions for the Pilot Run of Sugar Apple Income Insurance and Relevant Subsidies.
  •  Oversaw the re-election of expiring representatives of farmers’ associations at all levels in 2017, which unfolded smoothly and set the organization for future development.
  •  Oversaw the production of the documentary “A Century in Taiwan’s Agriculture and Irrigation Development” along with giving comprehensive inputs on the overall content, in particular the use of Japanese language.
  •  Coordinated among departments in moderating the impact of incident “2015 Drought Prevention and Suspension of Irrigation” on civil activities, economies, and agriculture.

Main Fields of Expertise

  •  Principles of Cooperative Economics
  •  Operation and Management of Agriculture Cooperatives
  •  Planning and Evaluation of Agricultural Policy
  •  Japan’s Agricultural Policy and Development of Japan Agricultural Cooperatives
  •  Planning and Implementation of Agricultural Traceability System
  •  Long Stay and Planning & Development of Leisure Industry
  •  History of Taiwan’s Agricultural Organizations—From Farmers’ Associations, Fishermen’s Associations, to Department of Irrigation and Engineering
  •  Japan’s Farmers’ Markets and Food Education
  •  Chain Store Management for Agricultural Material Suppliers and Super Markets of Farmers’ Associations

Publications

  •  History of Taiwan Famers’ Associations—From its Origin under Japanese-Rule, by National Training Institute for Farmers’ Organization, published on April 20, 2012
  •  Timeline of the History of Farmers’ Associations, by National Training Institute for Farmers’ Organization, published on December 1, 2013
  •  Timeline of the History of Fishermen Associations, by National Training Institute for Farmers’ Organization, published on November 1, 2016 

  • Origin:Personnel Office
  • Refresh Date:2023-12-20