Chen Bao-ji (; born 10 November 1953) is a
Taiwanese
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politician. He served as the Minister of
Council of Agriculture
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from 6 February 2012 to 31 January 2016.
Education
Chen obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in animal husbandry from
National Taiwan University
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The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...
in 1975 and 1977, respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree in animal nutrition from
Cornell University
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in the
United States
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in 1989.
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Council of Agriculture
2013 H7N9 flu virus outbreak
In end of April 2013, during the H7N9 flu virus outbreak, Chen encouraged vendors offering live poultry slaughtering at traditional markets to sign contracts with legal slaughterhouse
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Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...
s and change their selling practices. Customers were also advised to purchase meat products processed by legal slaughterhouses. He said that the ROC government would reimburse poultry sellers for any birds culled for carrying the virus.
During an event held by the Poultry Association of the Republic of China in early May 2013, Chen said that food processing
Food processing is the transformation of agricultural products into food, or of one form of food into other forms. Food processing includes many forms of processing foods, from grinding grain to make raw flour to home cooking to complex industr ...
practice in Taiwan conformed with international standards, from feeding to slaughtering and shipping, and that he also guaranteed the food safety of all of the local chickens. He himself, accompanied by Health Minister A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
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Count ...
Wen-ta Chiu, ate chicken during the event to promote the sale of Taiwan poultry products.
See also
* Agriculture in Taiwan
References
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1953 births
Living people
Taiwanese Ministers of Agriculture
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni
National Taiwan University alumni