An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan

About 23 million people live in Taiwan, a Pacific island about the size of Maryland. Despite its size, the island produces a tremendous amount of agricultural goods per year—about $18 billion, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Agriculture . The average size of a farm in Taiwan ( less than 1 hectare ) is much smaller than in the United Kingdom ( 87 hectares ) or the United States ( 187 hectares ). …