★ 本系列演講將以英文進行；會議室人數上限為50人
【演講摘要】
From 1918 to 1921, many parts of Asia, including Taiwan and Japan, experienced large-scale crop failures of rice. This presentation focuses on the rice crisis in Java in 1920-21, which brought severe food shortages in many places. Although previous studies have emphasized the import decrease and mismanagement of the government as causes of the crisis, this presentation elucidates that the rice crisis resulted mainly from poor harvests caused by irregular rainfall in the dry season of 2020. The irregular rain made rice-root nematodes (Hirschmanniella oryzae) survive in the soil, which led to the widespread damage of rice disease in the next harvest. The influence of sugar plantation near rice fields is also emphasized because it deprived rice cultivators of a considerable part of their labor and water, which caused the delay in planting and less intensive care of the soil in rice cultivation.
【備註Note】
- 主辦單位保留更改活動及審查報名資格權利，兩次以上無故缺席者，將取消報名資格。
- 送出報名表單並不代表成功錄取，錄取通知信將於報名截止後以email寄出。
- 為響應紙杯減量，敬請自備水瓶或杯子。
