Processor manufacturers began to take water from farmers

Taiwan is experiencing a prolonged drought, and this is affecting many industries, including

Taiwanese authorities have already begun diverting water from farmers to processor manufacturers.

Journalists write that Taiwan is home to more than 90% of advanced semiconductor component manufacturing.They consume tens of millions of tons of water per year.TSMC has even gone for the reuse of about 86% of purified process water, but this is not enough.

Taiwan's agriculture, meanwhile, consumes more than 70% of the island's water resources.That is why the authorities have taken measures such as redirecting water fromThe authorities believe that this temporary measure is necessary, otherwise there will be large losses.

It is reported that the Taiwan Water Resources Agency has already stopped irrigating more than 183,000 acres of agricultural land.