| dc.description.abstract | Tai′an Township, Miaoli County has many mountains and hills and less plains, and more agriculture is developed. The terrain and climate are suitable for the growth of bamboo shoots. Therefore, the 8 villages under the jurisdiction of Tai′an Township produce bamboo shoots from March to May every year. During the production season of bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot farmers go up the mountain to collect bamboo shoots, sell the raw bamboo shoots to the bamboo shoots processing factory for green processing, and finally pack the cooked bamboo shoots into boxes and sell them to dealers or wholesale markets.
In this study, through the qualitative in-depth interview method and participant observation method, we actually visited Tai′an Township, participated in the process of harvesting and processing bamboo shoots; interviewed bamboo shoot farmers, bamboo shoots processing factories and dealers in Tai′an Township. Exploration: The changes of bamboo shoots industry in Tai′an Township, analyze the commodity chain of bamboo shoots industry in Tai′an Township, and compare the resources utilization of different ethnic groups in Tai′an Township bamboo shoots industry.
The study found that: 1. Due to the innovation of transportation and the popularization of the concept of specialized division of labor, the professional division of labor between bamboo shoot farmers and processing factories has developed. 2. Due to the aging population, the bamboo forest land falls fallow or is converted to other crops, and the planting area and output of bamboo shoots in Tai′an Township decrease year by year. 3. The commodity chain model of the bamboo shoots industry in Tai′an Township, the conversion of bamboo shoots between each node will increase profits at the same time. Fourth, the social network relationship of bamboo shoots industry in Tai′an Township. | en_US |