p. 8: Mapping out strategies to move forward reformation in agriculture

p. 9: The 15 ^th ICCAT special meeting, November 2006

p. 11: On 3 April 2006 transgenic goat Paoyu gave birth to a kid (the one facing camera) that carries human coagulation factor VIII gene

p. 12 Newly constructed administration office of Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park

p. 13 TAP: Traceable agricultural products

OTAP: Organic traceable agricultural products

UTAP: Ubiquitous traceable agricultural products

p. 14 Raising pigs with elevated pens

p. 16: ( left ) Planned production of chicken eggs to offset supply and demand fluctuation

( right ) Pre-slaughter drug residue monitoring to ensure quality chicken meat

p. 17: ( left top ) Improved pig-raising production system to increase the survival rate of piglets

( right top ) Traceability system incorporated into the meat plant

( left bottom ) Checking of slaughtered poultry

( right bottom ) Pigsty disinfection

p. 18: A beagle sniffs at postal packages for possible illegal items

p. 19: ( from left to right )

Ÿ Zinnia and yellow cosmos

Ÿ Harvesting soybean — an energy crop

Ÿ Crop rotation with Chinese Pennisetum

Ÿ Soybean as an energy crop

( right bottom ) Regular checking of Phalaenopsis for import to USA

p. 20: ( left ) Harvesting of rotated peanut crop

( right ) Harvesting energy crops

p. 21: Fallowed land planted with sun hemp

p. 22: Sowing in seedling trays

p. 23: ( right top ) Experiencing tea leaf harvesting

( left bottom ) Preparation of organic liquid fertilizer

( right bottom ) Transplanting of in vitro cultured Phalaenopsis to seedling trays

p. 24: ( top ) Experiencing vegetable harvesting

( bottom ) Experiencing aquaculture

p. 25: ( top ) Caring for the elderly people

( bottom ) Workshop on home economics

p. 26: ( top & bottom ) Strengthening the management of farmers’ organizations

p. 27: Strengthening the agricultural financial system

p. 29: Milk fish industries encouraged for expanding exporting channels

p. 30: ( left ) Experiencing recreational agriculture (father and sons catching loach)

( right ) A fishing vessel revamped for recreational purpose

p. 31: ( top ) Agriculture Hall of the 2006 Taipei International Travel Fair

( bottom ) Chao Feng Ranch and Resort in Hualien

p. 32: Shangrila Leisure Farm in Yilan

p. 33: Whale watching

p. 34: ( top ) Nengao Cross-ridge Historic Trail

( bottom ) A cub of Formosan black bear ( Selanarctos thibetanus formosanus),

an endangered, largest land animal endemic to Taiwan

p. 35: ( left ) Yuemei Historic Trail

( right ) Release of a book entitled Above Mountains of Taiwan

p. 36: Dismantling of large deep-sea fishing vessels to ensure responsible fishery

p. 38: Upgrading rural landscape design to improve quality of life

p. 39: ( top ) Mobilizing local communities to build ecology-based rural villages

( bottom ) Safeguarding creeks in the wild to improve rural environment

p. 40: Working group strategizing on innovative social marketing

p. 41: ( top ) Minister Jia-Chyuan Su conferred awards to the ten outstanding production and marketing groups of 2006

( bottom ) Minister Jia-Chyuan Su and awardees on meritorious achievements in forestry and nature conservation

p. 42: ( left ) Minister Jia-Chyuan Su and the outstanding agricultural experts of 2006

( right ) Minister Jia-Chyuan Su recommending milkfish as a summer nourishment

p. 43: Award ceremony for outstanding workers on agricultural finance