Education
National Taiwan University. Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
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Chen Chen
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Career
He currently serves as the Minister of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan since 6 February 2012. Chen obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in animal husbandry from National Taiwan University in 1975 and 1977 respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree in animal nutrition from Cornell University in the United States in 1989.
2013 H7N9 flu virus outbreakIn end of April 2013 during the H7N9 flu virus outbreak, Chen told to vendors offering live poultry slaughtering at traditional markets are encouraged to sign contracts with legal slaughterhouses and change their selling practices. Customers are also advised to purchase meat products processed by legal slaughterhouses. He said that the ROC government would refund poultry sellers for any bird 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 practice in Taiwan conforms with international standards, from feeding, slaughtering and shipping, and that he also guaranteed the safety of all of the local chickens. He himself, accompanied by Health Minister Wen-ta Chiu, ate chickens during the event to promote the sales of Taiwan poultry products.
