Hualien HDARES Establishes Website to Archive Traditional Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge
The Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (HDARES) has launched the "Hualien Indigenous Tribe Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Dietary Culture Digital Archives Network" to preserve, pass on, and activate the traditional agricultural knowledge and dietary culture of indigenous tribes in Hualien. The website currently houses 535 pieces of data covering 95 crop and knowledge themes, making this valuable information accessible to the public.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Shu-Fen, Taipei, 28th) The Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (HDARES) stated that to promote the preservation, transmission, and active application of tribal knowledge, it has established the "Hualien Indigenous Tribe Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Dietary Culture Digital Archives Network." It has already organized 95 crop and knowledge themes and established 535 pieces of data, which the public can inquire about and browse.
The HDARES of the Ministry of Agriculture today issued a press release stating that in order to preserve the precious traditional agricultural knowledge and dietary culture of the indigenous peoples in Hualien, they have systematically organized the long-accumulated agricultural wisdom and dietary culture memories of Hualien's indigenous communities through tribal surveys, elder interviews, literature collection, image recording, and digital archiving. This led to the establishment of the "Hualien Indigenous Tribe Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Dietary Culture Digital Archives Network."
HDARES stated that Hualien has rich and diverse indigenous groups and tribal cultures. Different ethnic groups have developed unique traditional farming methods, plant utilization knowledge, and dietary cultures in response to the natural environment such as mountains, rivers, coastlines, and plains. This not only reflects the indigenous peoples' philosophy of living in harmony with nature and respecting the environment but also contains the wisdom of sustainable land and resource utilization.
In conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture's "Reclaim Original Power" project, HDARES has conducted in-depth knowledge inventories in various tribes. Through systematic classification and digital data establishment, traditional crop cultivation, plant utilization, food preparation methods, ritual cultures, craft materials, and local life experiences dispersed in tribal life are being archived. This transforms oral memories, image records, and field data that were difficult to preserve and organize for a long time into cultural assets that can be continuously accumulated, publicly displayed, and widely applied.
HDARES said that in recent years, it has continuously completed the traditional knowledge inventory and digital archiving of many indigenous tribes in the county. Themes include traditional food crops such as millet, upland rice, sweet potatoes, taro, corn, and sorghum, as well as plant resources with edible, craft, or livelihood uses such as shell ginger, bird's nest fern, rattan, paper mulberry, and Indian cochineal.
In addition, HDARES has also recorded the cultural implications of tribal practices in collection, processing, cooking, preservation, and ritual use, ensuring that traditional knowledge is not just a plant introduction but can be connected to ethnic history, lifestyles, and environmental utilization experiences.
HDARES stated that the archiving results have accumulated and organized 95 crop and knowledge themes, establishing 535 pieces of archival data, and displaying them publicly through a digital platform for public inquiry and browsing. People can search for data by crop name or tribal name and can also understand how indigenous peoples developed unique farming and dietary cultures according to seasons, environment, and living needs through online curated content.
HDARES stated that the establishment of the archives network is not solely for data preservation. In the future, it will be promoted for use in food and agricultural education, tribal cultural promotion, exhibition activities, etc., to bring traditional tribal wisdom into the public's view. For schools, the archives network can serve as important material for local culture and food and agricultural education; for tribes, it helps in recalling traditional knowledge, re-recognizing ethnic culture, and intergenerational transmission; for the industry, it can serve as a reference base for characteristic tribal catering, cultural guided tours, and value-added application of agricultural products.
The website address of the Hualien Indigenous Tribe Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Dietary Culture Digital Archives Network is https://harvestwisdom.openmuseum.tw/hw/project/hdares.
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(Central News Agency reporter Wang Shu-Fen, Taipei, 28th) The Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (HDARES) stated that to promote the preservation, transmission, and active application of tribal knowledge, it has established the "Hualien Indigenous Tribe Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Dietary Culture Digital Archives Network." It has already organized 95 crop and knowledge themes and established 535 pieces of data, which the public can inquire about and browse.
The HDARES of the Ministry of Agriculture today issued a press release stating that in order to preserve the precious traditional agricultural knowledge and dietary culture of the indigenous peoples in Hualien, they have systematically organized the long-accumulated agricultural wisdom and dietary culture memories of Hualien's indigenous communities through tribal surveys, elder interviews, literature collection, image recording, and digital archiving. This led to the establishment of the "Hualien Indigenous Tribe Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Dietary Culture Digital Archives Network."
HDARES stated that Hualien has rich and diverse indigenous groups and tribal cultures. Different ethnic groups have developed unique traditional farming methods, plant utilization knowledge, and dietary cultures in response to the natural environment such as mountains, rivers, coastlines, and plains. This not only reflects the indigenous peoples' philosophy of living in harmony with nature and respecting the environment but also contains the wisdom of sustainable land and resource utilization.
In conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture's "Reclaim Original Power" project, HDARES has conducted in-depth knowledge inventories in various tribes. Through systematic classification and digital data establishment, traditional crop cultivation, plant utilization, food preparation methods, ritual cultures, craft materials, and local life experiences dispersed in tribal life are being archived. This transforms oral memories, image records, and field data that were difficult to preserve and organize for a long time into cultural assets that can be continuously accumulated, publicly displayed, and widely applied.
HDARES said that in recent years, it has continuously completed the traditional knowledge inventory and digital archiving of many indigenous tribes in the county. Themes include traditional food crops such as millet, upland rice, sweet potatoes, taro, corn, and sorghum, as well as plant resources with edible, craft, or livelihood uses such as shell ginger, bird's nest fern, rattan, paper mulberry, and Indian cochineal.
In addition, HDARES has also recorded the cultural implications of tribal practices in collection, processing, cooking, preservation, and ritual use, ensuring that traditional knowledge is not just a plant introduction but can be connected to ethnic history, lifestyles, and environmental utilization experiences.
HDARES stated that the archiving results have accumulated and organized 95 crop and knowledge themes, establishing 535 pieces of archival data, and displaying them publicly through a digital platform for public inquiry and browsing. People can search for data by crop name or tribal name and can also understand how indigenous peoples developed unique farming and dietary cultures according to seasons, environment, and living needs through online curated content.
HDARES stated that the establishment of the archives network is not solely for data preservation. In the future, it will be promoted for use in food and agricultural education, tribal cultural promotion, exhibition activities, etc., to bring traditional tribal wisdom into the public's view. For schools, the archives network can serve as important material for local culture and food and agricultural education; for tribes, it helps in recalling traditional knowledge, re-recognizing ethnic culture, and intergenerational transmission; for the industry, it can serve as a reference base for characteristic tribal catering, cultural guided tours, and value-added application of agricultural products.
The website address of the Hualien Indigenous Tribe Traditional Agricultural Knowledge and Dietary Culture Digital Archives Network is https://harvestwisdom.openmuseum.tw/hw/project/hdares.
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