Course Information
Course title
 Agriculture of Taiwan 
Semester
 110-2 
Designated for
 PROGRAM IN TAIWAN STUDIES  
Instructor
 JE-RUEI LIU 
Curriculum Number
 CBA5001 
Curriculum Identity Number
 600EU0010 
Class
 01 
Credits
 2.0 
Full/Half
Yr.
 Half 
Required/
Elective
 Elective 
Time
 Wednesday 3,4(10:20~12:10) 
Remarks
 Restriction: juniors and beyond
The upper limit of the number of students: 35. 
  
Course introduction video
 
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
 Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Course Syllabus
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Course Description

The course is designed to broaden the view of the current development and situation of agriculture in Taiwan for the students who are interested in this topic, the course “Agriculture of Taiwan” comprises various interesting topics given by the faculty members from each department of the College of Bioresouces and Agriculture.  

Course Objective
 Students taking the course will learn Taiwan’s agriculture in many aspects.  
Course Requirement
 Students should be very interested in Agriculture or have biological background and should be at their junior and senior or higher level as a graduate student. The topics given may not be necessarily introductory but also can be specific on a special topic. Students should refer to the course table before they decide to choose the course. 
Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week)
  
Office Hours
 Appointment required. Note: Write to Jack Hsu (ntuciaeae@ntu.edu.tw) or the lecturer of the course (Prof. Je-Ruei LIU, jrliu@ntu.edu.tw) if you have any questions. 
Designated reading
  
References
  
Grading
    
Progress
Week
Date
Topic
Week 1
 02/16  Introduction to Taiwan’s rural society
臺灣鄉村社會文化概論
Dr. Ho-Chia Chueh闕河嘉 
Week 2
 02/23  Overview of crop breeding in Taiwan
臺灣作物育種概況
Dr. Yung-Fen Huang黃永芬 
Week 3
 03/02  Aquatic environment protection and agriculture development in Taiwan
臺灣水環境保護與農業發展
Dr. Kuo-Wei Liao廖國偉 
Week 4
 03/09  Current status and management of important plant diseases in Taiwan
臺灣重要植物病害之現況與防治
Dr. Chia-Lin Chung鍾嘉綾 
Week 5
 03/16  Agricultural pests and beneficial insects
農業害蟲與益蟲
Dr. Chi-Wei Tsai蔡志偉 
Week 6
 03/23  Horticultural industry in Taiwan
臺灣園藝產業
Dr. Fu-Chiun Hsu許富鈞 
Week 7
 03/30  Precision livestock farming
精準家畜飼養管理
Dr. Ching-Yi Chen陳靜宜 
Week 8
 04/06  Midterm exam (multiple choices & short answer questions)
期中考週（選擇題與簡答題） 
Week 9
 04/13  Sixth industrialization and Taiwan’s agricultural development
六級產業化與台灣農業發展
Dr. Yir-Hueih Luh陸怡蕙 
Week 10
 04/20  Challenge of animal diseases prevention in Taiwan
臺灣動物疾病挑戰
Dr. Chen-Si Lin林辰栖 
Week 11
 04/27  Agricultural mechanization and automation in Taiwan
臺灣農業的機械化與自動化
Dr. Ping-Lang Yen顏炳郎 
Week 12
 05/04  Soil characteristics, pollution and remediation techniques in Taiwan
臺灣土壤特性、污染與復育技術
Dr. Zeng-Yei Hseu許正一 
Week 13
 05/11  Challenges and development trends of canine and feline clinical oncology in Taiwan
台灣犬貓獸醫腫瘤臨床發展趨勢與挑戰
Dr. Shu-Han Yu游舒涵 
Week 14
 05/18  Sharing the application of Taiwanese agricultural crops on anti-depression
分享臺灣農作物對抗憂鬱的應用
Dr. Lee-Yan Sheen沈立言 
Week 15
 05/25  Eco-friendly agriculture in Taiwan and Satoyama Initiative
臺灣的友善環境農業與里山倡議
Dr. Chi-Chang Liu劉奇璋 
Week 16
 06/01  Final exam (multiple choices & short answer questions)
期末考週（選擇題與簡答題） 
Week 17
 06/08  教師彈性補充教學 
Week 18
 06/15  教師彈性補充教學