With a view to assisting the development of the industry, the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction and the Taiwan Provincial Government established in 1970 a model zone to conduct research for technical improvement of sericulture.
農復會和台灣省農林廳，為了輔導台灣蠶絲事業的發展，遂於民國五十九年設立示範區，研究改良養蠶技術，並先後在南部和東部擴展平地桑園，積極擴大蠶絲生產的計畫。