Although the fields that have been handed down from generation to generation are often less than one hectare in size, many of the township's elderly farmers no longer have the strength to till them. Chang You-tze has been the director of the Tounan Farmers 'Association for the last 12 years and is also its heart.
不少 70 歲以上的老農，雖然仍守著不到一公頃大的祖傳田地，但體力已負荷不了吃力的耕作，就以契作方式交由「代耕隊」耕種。