 In an effort to increase farmer production and sustainability, the Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the Taiwan ICDF have been supporting farmers with various initiatives, including farmer training in areas of product development and marketing. At the recently held graduation ceremony for the 2020 Region 6 Farmer Training, the ambassador of the Republic of China Taiwan to St. Lu Xia, his Excellency Peter Shen, reaffirmed his government's commitment to assisting St. Lu Xian farmers. According to the statistics, St. Lu Xia spends more than 6 million EC dollars in protein fruits and vegetables such as cabbage, watermelon, kelolobe and tomatoes each year. And the import value has been increasing. So why if we could purchase them locally instead of buying from overseas, and more specifically buying from your farms? So that's the reason why the government of Taiwan is working with the government of St. Lu Xia to promote local produce and consumption of the seven important crops on a sustainable basis and hosting this training program. A participant of the 2020 Farmer Training, Iverson Kalext, encouraged farmers to make use of the knowledge received throughout the training. I also want to encourage us all, not only correctly apply the practices from these certification course, but also to hold one another accountable for doing so. Our value to the St. Lu Xian economy cannot be overstated, but we must cement this by infusing our knowledge into our daily practice. Moreover, I wish to encourage our farming community that although we may be operating in a competitive environment, that we work collaboratively as we share a common objective of improving the overall agricultural sector in St. Lu Xia. The 2020 Farmer Training for Region 6 forms part of a series of programs done by the Agriculture Ministry with support from the Taiwan Technical Mission and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, ICA, under the enhancement of the efficiency of production distribution supply chains in the fruits and vegetables sector project. From the information unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, I am Anisia Antoine reporting.