Taiwan's government is promising more support for young farmers in Yilan, a positive signal for people moving back to the countryside to farm.

• Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim visited a three-generation mushroom farm in Jiaoxi and sat down with young local farmers.
• Government adviser Lin Kuo-chang promised to build a large modern showcase-and-sales hub for Yilan farm goods.
• Farmers said their biggest problems are branding, finding buyers, and having no permanent place to sell.
• Hsiao pushed for technology, AI, and multi-language tools to make it easier to sell abroad, and pointed to a youth fund backing overseas training.
• Japan's model of processing, tourism, and roadside stations was held up as the example Taiwan should copy.

Outlook: Officials will start scouting sites in Yilan for the new sales hub, with a linked plan to tie hot-spring tourism to farm visits.