New Taipei green bamboo shoot farmers harvest 10 national awards

New Taipei City's green bamboo shoots farmers have achieved remarkable success, securing 10 out of 15 core national awards in the latest evaluations. This includes maintaining a four-year streak as champions in both the organic and product traceability categories.

Mayor Hou Yu-ih presented awards to the winning farmers, highlighting the high quality and skill of the region's growers. The city's green bamboo shoots boast an annual production of 12,000 metric tons, generating an estimated NT$1.7 billion in value. This success is attributed to the expertise of both young and veteran farmers.

Among the awardees, Chen Kuo-lung, known as the "New Taipei Bamboo Shoot King," has been cultivating green bamboo shoots for about 10 years. Jiang Ming-hsiu, the national product traceability group's top winner, is a young farmer born in 1990. The veteran farmer Lin Sen-lin, who won the national organic group, emphasizes friendly cultivation methods.

An exhibition and sales event for "New Taipei's Three Healthy Treasures - Green Bamboo Shoots" is currently underway at Taipei's Hope Square. The harvest season for New Taipei green bamboo shoots continues until September. The city government has also established an online platform through agricultural associations to facilitate purchases, with more details available on the Agriculture Bureau's website.