CLICK HERE: New Bloom Magazine – By Brian Hoie
“INDIGENOUS PAIWAN RESIDENTS of Pingtung’s Fangshan Creek and Fenggang Creek have called upon the government not to renew the permits of watermelon farmers who grow their crops on riverbeds in winter. In particular, the watermelon farmers are suspected of using chicken manure as fertilizer, resulting in stench and attracting flies. The flies affect traditional banquets held by the Paiwan communities there. As such, farmers have also been called on to remove equipment from the riverbed to restore the environment. Using chicken manure as fertilizer has been illegal since 2009, but this does not prevent such cases from occurring.”
