Before 1970, most of the world's seeds were purchased from the US and Japan, but Chen believed that Taiwan, with its fine climate and manpower quality, most certainly had a competitive edge for seed production.
1970 年以前，全世界的農作種子都是向美、日購買，陳文郁認為以台灣的風土氣候和人工品質，絕對具備生產優質種子的競爭力。