Chief of the ROC team at Hofuf, Lin Cheng-yi, recalls that numerous technical problems arose. "Although underground water is plentiful, it is brackish and therefore harmful to crops. We worked out a two-pronged solution to the problem.
林團長說：「我們採用『雙管齊下」的方法﹘﹘一面培育耐熱、抗鹽、產量又多的稻種，同時進行施肥、洗鹽、客土等技術，來保護土質。」