In the end of August, County Magistrate Su Chih-Fen personally sent letters to the 100 largest enterprises in the country for marketing pomelos and other agricultural products of Yunlin County. There are four to five enterprises responded to Magistrate Su. In addition of pomelos, these enterprises also purchased vegetable juices from Dongshih, black pork gifts from Tuku, and black peanuts from Yuanchang. Magistrate Su appreciate supports from the business community. She emphasize that the top ten souvenirs of Yunlin County, which were selected by popular polls each year, are also good choice as gifts during the Moon Festival.
To marketing Douliou pomelo, Yunlin County Magistrate Su Chih-Fen personally wrote letters to the 100 largest domestic enterprises on August 28th, and ask them to assist farmers of Yunlin. The Agriculture Department receive many calls from enterprises asking the price of pomelo. The marketing section of the Agriculture Department pointed out: a large enterprise from Yunlin alone purchased pomelos and other agricultural products worth a million NT$ for their employees as the Moon Festival gifts.
In addition, there is a bank posted Magistrate Sus letter on their bulletin, and their employees have purchased Douliou pomelos to demonstrated their supports for local agricultural. The Agriculture Department pointed out that there is one listed technology company purchase Douliou pomelos continuously for several years, which is because magistrate Su sent a letter to them a few years ago, and the company thought the quality of pomelo is very good, therefore became a regular customer since them.
Magistrate Su stated that pomelo is the fruit of the season during the Moon Festival, pastries from Cihtong and Beigang are also foods of the season. The top ten souvenirs selected by the County government are also wise choices for gifts during the Moon Festival. Just pressing the icon of “souvenir Gift”, people can see all kinds of agricultural products from Yunlin on the Homepage of Yunlin County government. The quality of these products are certified and assured by the County government.
Magistrate Su emphasized that Yunlin county rank no.1 on the agricultural production in Taiwan. When she assumed office years ago, Magistrate Su positioned Yunlin as "the agricultural capital" of Taiwan, and set up series of agro-development strategies and policy objectives. Her administration actively help and giving farmers necessary assistance to develop safe agriculture from production, management to marketing. Any methods which could help farmers livelihood, the County government will make every effort to bring them into practice. The County government will relentlessly address letters to major companies next year to take care of Yunlin’s agricultural products. The County government hope through the exhibition of “2013 Yunlin Agricultural Expo”, they can establish the impression of “safe foods must come from Yunlin”.
To order Douliou pomelos and related information, please contact Ms. Guo (Tel: 05-5522504), the Marketing Division Officer, Yunlin County Agricultural Department.