Chen Hsi-huang (Chinese: 陳希煌; born 18 December 1935) is a Taiwanese agriculturalist who served as Minister of Agriculture from 2000 to 2002.
Chen worked for the Sino-American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, a predecessor organization to the Council of Agriculture, upon his return to Taiwan.
He organized a disaster prevention center after a June 2000 aftershock,[2] and worked to stop mudflows from causing further damage.
[7] After Typhoon Toraji hit Taiwan in July 2001, Nantou County legislator Tsai Huang-liang stated that Chen's policies unfairly burdened betel nut producers, making them scapegoats for erosion.
[8] Chen recognized that Nantou County should be reforested to prevent future typhoon damage, but rejected a proposal to use helicopters, stating that there were more effective ways to seed the mountainous area.