The Council of Agriculture expressed that it integrated the resources of dairy industry again this year in order to provide children in need with fresh milk free of charge. This charitable activity concurrently increases consumption of Taiwan milk thus promoting its image. The Council hopes that schoolchildren in need will receive the milk on a regular basis. Approximately over one million boxes of high-quality Taiwan milk will be provided for the children in group homes and children from low-income families.

The Council of Agriculture declared that six milk manufacturers: Weichuan, Uni-President, Kuangchuan, Yoplait, Taiwan provincial Farmers’ Association, and Jiangjyun, were invited to provide every child in group homes and children from low-income families with 3 boxes of 200-milliliter Taiwan fresh milk each week. A press conference was held at 3 p.m. on September 28th to announce the charitable activity. The donating dairy farms were commended and a popular music ensemble, S.H.E., attended the conference in order to add extra love and care to the event. In addition to launching and expanding the meaningful activity, the press conference was also held to promote fresh milk consumption and care for the nation’s disadvantaged children.

The Minister of the Council, Mr. Jiacyuan Su, expressed that 35 public and private group homes and 1,328 public elementary schools nationwide (including islands of Kinmen, Lienchiang, and remote districts) received this charitable supply. Over 29,535 children will be given over 1 million boxes of Taiwan fresh milk. These children are in need of nutrition because they are in an important period of physical and mental growth. It is also necessary to encourage them to be a lifetime fresh milk drinkers. Hopefully, each child will grow taller and stronger by this charitable activity of love.

The Council of Agriculture stressed that fresh milk made in Taiwan was of superior quality and fresh. It is processed with advanced equipment and delivered via efficient delivery systems. Taiwan Fresh milk provides people daily with necessary calcium and high-quality protein. The Council hopes that the citizenry supports Taiwan dairy farmers and encourages drinking local produced fresh milk in order to further promote Taiwan’s dairy industrys’ development.