水稻一直是本省農業生產的核心作物，對國計民生有舉足輕重的影響力，故稻作生產甚受各界的重視，過去30年來，總產量增加了3倍有餘，主要乃因單位面積產量，由光復之初的1,585公斤/公頃提高至1979年之3,975公斤/公頃，分析導致增產之因素有：1.實施土地改革政策之成功，促使農民增產之意願，2.農地重劃，提高土地利用率，3.優良品種之育成，改善了稻米的產量與品質，4.栽培技術改善與其綜合利用，5.大量施用化學肥料與農藥，並配合適宜的施用技術，6.稻作栽培一貫機械化作業，節省大量的勞力支出，7.水資源的開發與利用，及8.高效率的農業推廣系統。

Among various crop productions, rice is the most essential one in national agricultural development. Paddy rice always ranks first in both production value and production hectareage. The production of rice grain in the past 30 years has increased more than 3.5 times. The contributive factors to the improvement of rice production were as the following: 1) The success of "Rural Land Reform Program" is to induce the production willing of farmers. The result is a higher crop yield and better farm family income. 2) "Farm Land Consolidation Program" contributes more efficiency utilization of farm land. 3) A number of new rice varieties of both japonica and indica type have been developed through various breeding programs. 4) The improvement of rice cultural methods to increase rice yield has been proved practical and fruitful. 5) The better use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides are two major factors of increasement of unit 'rice yield. 6) The rapid farm mechanization of rice farm bas led to a new phase which marks an end of labor slack production. 7) Proper flood prevention and adequate irrigationjdrainage systems is to guarantee the safety of rice producaion. 8) The expansion of agricultural extension net has led to the development of better utilization of natural resources and technologies .