Image of the Day for April 24, 2026

Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.

Apr 24, 2026

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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 ). Since much of the island is mountainous, only about one-quarter of Taiwan’s land is arable , and it is mostly located on the southwestern side of the island in the Chianan Plain .…