In Taiwan today plant breeding remains mainly the province of government agencies, although a few private firms such as Know-You are involved in the development of horticultural varieties. But there is a growing demand for flower, fruit and vegetable seeds and seedlings due to the government encouraging farmers to switch production away from rice, and these must still be largely obtained through importation.
台灣至今育種仍以政府單位為主力，雖有少數私人公司，如「農友」、「生生」投入園藝作物品種的開發，但近年來農政單位推廣稻田轉作，花卉、果蔬的種苗需求量大增，大部分的種苗仍須大量進口。