"The farmers always say this is a reconstruction zone, not a disaster area, and what they need is help, not relief." Li Hsin-yeh of the Shihkang Home Reconstruction Station says that after last year's success in direct marketing, they reviewed whether they would have been able to attract the same level of consumer support without the effect of public sympathy.
「農民常說，我們是重建區，不是災區，要幫助，不是救助，」石崗人家園再造工作站人員李昕燁說，去年直銷成功後他們也檢討，如果不靠災區效應還能不能吸引消費者支持。