Community Revitalization along Provincial Highway 17

2024-04-22 20:17 聯合新聞網／ Love Kaohsiung

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【◎Written by Chen Ting-fang ◎Translation by Lin Yu-ciao ◎Photos by Carter ◎Photos courtesy of Milkfisherhome Coffee Shop】

Top 100 Young Fishers Jhang Bo-ren: From a Fisherman to an Entrepreneur

　Kaohsiung's Mituo District（彌陀區）, which has the sea on one side and Tadi Mountain（漯底山）on another, is regarded as a land of treasure by Jhang Bo-ren（張博仁）, a third-generation local aquaculturist. With a background in clinical nutrition and bioengineering, he has improved the aquaculture environment and now promotes ecological aquaculture using pristine water without chemical additives.

　Jhang's “fishers' team” are aged mostly 21 to 25, while his “fishers' innovation team” helps outstanding young aquaculturists to become independent entrepreneurs. He also opened Mlikfisherhome Coffee Shop（餘香咖啡）to attract tourists. These efforts have not only brought economic benefits to Mituo but also boosted employment opportunities.

　His team handles everything from production to sales. He believes that local revitalization should return to the foundations of the industry and promote the area's products through a “local production and consumption” model, in order to achieve sustainable industrial development. This comprehensive development model is led by individuals — unlike others, which tend to be dominated by community development associations — and has successfully promoted the revitalization and development of the Mituo area.

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Syu Wei-jhe, Head of Chengtian Integrated Planning Company, Initiated Coastal Revitalization Action

　Syu Wei-jhe（許維哲）, head of Chengtian Integrated Planning Company（澄田整合規劃）, is committed to promoting grassroots revitalization along the coast, including Yongan and Zihguan districts. He not only assists young fishers to return to their hometowns and become entrepreneurs, but also collaborates with local young people to showcase their creativity. They have established venues such as Mlikfisherhome Coffee Fish-eating Education Base（餘香咖啡食魚教育基地）and Tadi Community's Bamboo Hat Story House（斗笠故事館）, and assisted with the development of well-known revitalization projects such as the “fishers' team” in Mituo, Leader Su Quality Grouper in Yongan（蘇班長安心石斑）, and Li Fa-sian Ecological Farm in Zihguan（李法憲生態農場）.

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　He collaborates with local youth and communities to organize events such as Mituo Seaside Life Festival, Zihguan Rural Culture Festival, and Kao Hai Fong Fisherman's Life Festival in Yongan's Singang Community. In the future, they hope to build further connections along Provincial Highway 17 and the coastline, inspiring consumers and visitors to explore agricultural and fishing villages and attractive streets, so as to revitalize characteristic businesses and showcase the vitality of Kaohsiung's seaside communities.

Mlikfisherhome Coffee Shop 餘香咖啡

No. 31-1, Guangming Ln., Nanliao Rd., Mituo Dist., Kaohsiung City

Phone: 0925-899-091

Chengtian Integrated Planning Company 澄田整合規劃