Farmers in need of digital certificates, DPP legislators sayVIRTUAL WORLD: An online business account should be implemented as part of the farmer’s welfare card to help them source supplies, a legislator saidBy Pan Wan-hsin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Council of Agriculture should implement digital certificates to help farmers buy materials and claim benefits, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators said yesterday. The council should create QR codes as an addition to the farmer’s welfare card, which was introduced in January, Chung said. The council should also implement an online business account function as part of the farmer’s welfare card project that would help farmers source their supplies through online retailers, he added. The farmer’s welfare card should be used for more than proof of identity and managing food safety standards, DPP Legislator Kuo Kuo-wen (郭國文) said. The farmer’s welfare card should also incorporate other personal information, such as the farmer’s insurance, pension account and the status of subsidy payments, he said.

Source: Taipei Times July 13, 2021 15:56 UTC