The nine-member panel of judges took into account social contribution, research achievements and good character in selecting the winners from among 813 candidates. Eventually, they decided unanimously on Chou Chung-yi, a farmer in the suburbs of Taipei city, for his contribution to the development of oranges and bamboo shoots.
其中有一位周重義，以竹筍早熟、塑膠嫁接和柑橘品種改良三項成就高票當選，他是台北市唯一獲此殊榮的農民。周重義是個典型的農人，他為人純樸敦厚，且富有研究的精神，堪稱現代農人的代表。