Outstanding Farmers Recognized, Local Pork, Chicken and Eggs Promoted in Palau

On October 21, the Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) in Palau joined a World Food Day event organized by the Palau Bureau of Agriculture (BOA) to recognize outstanding livestock and poultry farmers selected through a joint evaluation. Product displays and promotional activities featuring local pork, chicken and eggs also showcased the project’s work with farmers. The evaluation was jointly conducted by the TTM, BOA, Palau Community College’s Cooperative Research and Extension (PCC-CRE), and the Division of Environmental Health (DEH) under the Ministry of Health and Human Services. It assessed animal husbandry practices, farm facilities and environmental hygiene. First- and second-place winners were selected in each of the poultry and livestock categories.

One farmer won in both categories, bringing the total to three individual award recipients. Awards were jointly presented by the Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Palau, the Director of the Bureau of Agriculture, the PCC Vice President responsible for CRE, and the Chief of DEH. In recognition of their farm management achievements, first-place winners in each category received 30 bags of feed, while second-place winners received 20 bags. The feed was produced by the BOA with technical assistance from TTM, linking local feed production with recognition of farmers’ achievements. A meat-tasting activity accompanied the awards presentation. A local chef prepared pork and chicken dishes using both local meat supplied by outstanding farmers and imported…