In addition, to cope with competition from low-priced imported rice resulting from Taiwan's entry into the World Trade Organization, beginning in 2002 Wufeng began cooperating with an agricultural research station of the Council of Agriculture (COA) to promote the use of Tainong 71 "Yi-chuan fragrant rice." This variety, developed by Dr. Kuo Yi-chuan, has round and robust grains, and when cooked gives off a special taro fragrance.
此外，為了迎戰我國加入世界貿易組織後的國外進口低價米，霧峰鄉從九十一年開始和農委會農業試驗所合作，推廣台農 71 號「益全香米」，這一種由農業博士郭益全培育成功的香米，米粒晶圓飽滿，烹煮時還會散發特殊的芋頭香味。