| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 農業經濟學研究所 === 107 === With the improvement of people’s living quality and the prosperous international free trade, the demands for fresh vegetables and fruits have significantly increased, and the cold chain has become the latest trend for global development. Even though Taiwan has abundant agricultural resources and is able to produce various kinds of vegetables and fruits all year round, the wastage during the course of transportation and sales remains relatively significant as well. Furthermore, due to the lack of pre-cooling preservation facilities at the wholesale market of the producing area and the unsound freezing equipment at the ports, our international competitiveness is still weak. Therefore, the study collected domestic and foreign information related to the cold chain of vegetables and fruits by the way of literature analysis, hoping to generalize the issues for the development concerning the cold chain of vegetables and fruits in Taiwan and in turns proposing development strategies.
Through compiling the experiences of the U.S., Japan, the Netherlands, and China in developing cold chains for agricultural products, the study found out that the current issues faced by Taiwan primarily include: the lack of pre-cooling preservation facilities and small-scale cold chain logistics center at the producing area, unsatisfactory control regarding the cold chain measures for home deliveries of vegetables and fruits by the third-party logistics companies, the lack of training for professional personnel in logistics for the cold chain of vegetables and fruits, farmers lacking of knowledge regarding utilizing technologies in management, and the low percentage of investment in planned production. Above all, as vegetables and fruits have been seen as low-value products for a long time, both consumers and suppliers have neglected the importance of low-temperature delivery during the entire journey, and the government also fails to provide a comprehensive plan regarding the logistic system for the cold chain of vegetables and fruits from the perspectives of overall industrial development and improving our international competitiveness.
The study suggests that the government shall prioritize the planning of science parks for vegetables and fruits, and include the definition and regulations regarding the logistics center for agricultural products in the Agricultural Products Market Transaction Act. Meanwhile, the government shall educate consumers and suppliers the importance of logistics for the cold chain of vegetables and fruits to food safety and the agriculture development in Taiwan through various promoting channels. In particular, such includes assisting different areas to build satellite low temperature logistics center for producing areas, providing certificate related to vegetables and fruits required by customers, protecting the income of producing farms through introducing farmers'' production insurance into the supplier contract, establishing courses in relation to logistics for the cold chain of vegetables and fruits, and cultivating professional talents regarding logistics for the cold chain of vegetables and fruits.
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