Chen says that if farmers can plant betel palms in bands with other trees, they'll slow their water consumption, mitigate their effects on the microclimate, and reduce the kinds of pest problems associated with monocropping. Such a practice would protect both the environment and farmers 'livelihoods.
陳信雄指出，農友若能在檳榔園中以帶狀方式兼種樹木，既可減緩水資源耗損和微氣候改變，也可改善單一作物病蟲害問題，是兼雇農民生計和環境生態的兩全之計。