Typhoon Qiangpit caused 130 million damages to farmers across Taiwan, with garlic the most serious

Typhoon Qiangbi brought strong winds and heavy rains. The Agricultural and Food Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture compiled the information reported by various counties and municipalities. As of 5 pm today (24th), the total agricultural losses in Taiwan exceeded 130 million yuan. Garlic, peanuts, etc. were seriously affected. The Ministry of Agriculture called on the affected farmers to make good use of the "Agricultural Natural Disasters On-Site Photography APP" to take photos of the damage, so as to serve as supporting reference for determining future damage.

The Ministry of Agriculture compiled information from various counties and municipalities and found that Typhoon Qiangbi has caused agricultural losses of approximately NT$133.36 million across Taiwan. Among them, losses to agricultural products amounted to approximately NT$133.07 million, and losses to private facilities amounted to approximately NT$290,000, mainly due to damage to plastic greenhouses.

If divided by crops, the most severely damaged crop is currently garlic, with a loss of nearly 53.07 million yuan, followed by peanuts, onions, edible corn, and bananas, with losses of approximately 12.87 million yuan, 9.56 million yuan, 8.22 million yuan, and 7.06 million yuan respectively.

If divided by counties and cities, Yunlin County suffered the most serious losses, reaching 109.6 million yuan, followed by Yilan County with approximately 8.39 million yuan, New Taipei City with approximately 7.24 million yuan, Taoyuan City with approximately 3.46 million yuan, Taichung City with approximately 2.64 million yuan, and Hualien County with approximately 1.96 million yuan.

Heavy rains circulating outside the typhoon may cause agricultural disasters. The Ministry of Agriculture said that if a disaster occurs, farmers can not only proactively report the disaster to the local public office, but also take photos of the disaster damage on their own, including the damage situation, shooting date, adjacent field areas, identifiable field location background and satellite positioning information, and mark the location number of the field area by themselves. Or use the "Agricultural Industry Natural Disasters On-Site Photography APP" to take photos of the disaster damage as a reference for supporting disaster damage determination.

The Ministry of Agriculture said that farmers can also ask the public office to take photos and document the crops that have reached the harvest period and need to be re-cultivated immediately. Afterwards, local governments will handle disaster reports and surveys in accordance with relevant regulations on agricultural natural disaster relief to assist in re-cultivation.