Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture attended the Australia-Taiwan 19th Agricultural Working Group Meeting Feb. 19 in Brisbane, underscoring the government’s commitment to forging strong partnerships through agriculture.
According to the MOA, this year’s event was hosted by Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Discussions ranged from technical cooperation in response to climate change and the agricultural use of technologies like drones and artificial intelligence to policies on collaborating with Indigenous peoples.
The working group’s meeting yielded fruitful results, the ministry said, explaining that export of processed salmon products to Australia is expected to be approved within the first quarter of 2025, while the DAFF is set to announce conditions for the import of guava from Taiwan in June.
The MOA said that future exchanges will touch on Australia’s utilization of a drought fund and its implementation of carbon certification systems. The DAFF will also assist Taiwan in the establishment of a soil monitoring system, among other projects intended to create a practical, mutually beneficial partnership.
During the trip, the MOA also took a group of domestic agricultural startups to EvokeAG, an agrifood innovation event Feb. 18-19 in Brisbane. The ministry shared the specific example of Advanced Green Biotechnology Inc. in southern Taiwan’s Pingtung County, which was invited to present on joint research projects with 11 companies from other eight countries. The MOA praised the company’s achievements as a showcase of Taiwan’s soft power in agricultural technology and interdisciplinary collaboration. (POC-E)
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