The absence of identity is a crucial obstacle to the development of an environmental-friendly industry. In order to maintain motivation efficiently, freshmen farmers need a stable future and social identity. Helping these farmers to get a steady income, producing safe and environmental-friendly agriculture products, and building a “sustainable, edible, tourable” rural environment are the main goals of our project. On the other hand, Dalat, a well-known Vietnam mountain range agriculture area in ASEAN, has not mastered the key technique although occupying a highly advantageous environment. Every year, Taiwanese businessmen face around 2,000 tons of waste from the stubs and old plant of orchids. Reusing waste and turning it into by-products can be a feasible solution to environmental issues, and also building up international relations with an environmental-friendly technological exchange.
Therefore, our strategy for domestic social practices is to reinforce the method of procedure in our 1st USR project, setting up the “High Quality Environmental-friendly Industry with Sustainable Cultivation Basement” for community economic development. To expand agricultural product testing in Yunlin, Tainan, Vietnam and others, deepen the “Zhilan studio innovative course” and cross-school SIG training workshop, establish “Urban-Rural Communication Platform” for producers to promote their products initiatively, organize “Farmland Experiencing Activities”, reveal the fascination of rural to customers, fulfill our project’s mission as “find the path for environmental-friendly farmers, help customers stay healthy, and establish the innovative value of environmental-friendly cultivation industry”.
Our plan on international connection is giving a “high quality environmental-friendly cultivation New Southbound orchid industry technological diagnosis advisement” to places in Dalat, Vietnam and China Area, importing environmental-friendly ideas of “Zhilan studio innovative course” and planning New Southbound special orchid industry course. We are glad to show Taiwan value by supporting Taiwan businessmen in the training of international talented students, and provide an opportunity for domestic and foreign students to learn with professional agricultural producers.
Our expectation in domestic social practices is to strengthen the bond of local community economics. In 2020, we expanded the service area to three different counties, increased the amount of collaboration with friendly farmers, constructed the path and identity of environmental-friendly agricultural products. In 2012, we will organize many more courses and experiencing activities for students and farmers. In 2022, we hoped to become a “community based agricultural” model, maximizing the relationship between production and sales, thereby achieving sustainable development.
“New Southbound environmental-friendly agricultural special unit” will be trained in the “international connection” section. Providing the diagnostic knowledge researched by the team to fill up the key technical gaps. In 2020, we started to survey special industries and select Dalat University students. In 2021, deepening environmental-friendly cultivation industry and orchid production course will be held. In 111, We will be boosting the competitiveness of New Southbound students and Taiwan businessmen in ASEAN, increasing industrial value, training international talented workers.
In the past two years, our USR team has guided above 30 farmers in the Yunchianan area, operated 11 practical fields, and handled 18 friendly experiencing activities. Our execution ability has gradually matured and service area has expanded from Chiayi to Yunchianan area. Hope our project may internationalize through the cultivation of industrial talents and field practices, strengthen sustainable development, and fulfill the university's social responsibilities.