For instance, in the 1950s, Taiwan's agriculture was backward, and Harvest helped out by introducing techniques to augment rice yields. Nowadays, more meat, fish, fruits and vegetables are consumed, and a surplus of rice has built up.
最顯著的例子是有關水稻的報導：民國四十年間，我國稻米產量不高，豐年乃不斷介紹增產之道。隨著耕作技術的進步，稻米產量大幅增加；但經濟發展的結果，大眾消費習慣改變，多吃魚肉果菜、少吃飯，稻米的消費量反而減少，造成生產過剩。