Even though Taiwan and Burkina Faso severed diplomatic ties in 1973, the 1000 + hectares of rice paddies have never ceased supplying their yearly harvest to the people there.
這個案子還曾經讀者文摘專文的報導，引起國際注意。一九七三年，中、布斷交，然而千頃的稻田不曾停止結穗。