In order to raise the competitiveness of Taiwan's rice, the Council of Agriculture in 1985 started to push the cultivation of high-quality rice, hoping that the crop could become something of high economic value.
為了提高稻農競爭力，農委會自七十四年開始推動良質米品種栽植，希望讓良質米成為高經濟價值的作物，以增加農民收益。