Republic of China

“ If any of the Agency's current personnel who were hired by the former Taiwan Department of Agriculture and Forestry or Taiwan Department of Food before the enforcement of the Act and who have been approved and registered in accordance with the Assigned Personnel Assignment Statutes do not possess civil service personnel employment qualifications, the Agency may continue retain those personnel in their original post and official grade until the time that they resign. ”

“ Natural disaster relief for agricultural and food industries, co-operating in handling public nuisance, and strategic planning and supervision of general pest and disease control. 5. Assistance and supervision of agricultural and food product trading systems and market management. 6. Planning, coordination, and supervision of domestic and foreign publicity and promotions of domestic agricultural products. 7. Research and development of crop production, shipment, sales, and processing technology. 8. Assistance and supervision of agricultural and food product processing. ”