The Station is one of the seven agricultural research and extension stations in Taiwan. Its service area covers Kao-Ping Area (Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County) and Penghu County. According to the Agricultural Statistics Yearbook 2012, the cultivated acreage in Kao-Ping Area was about 124,000 hectares or 15.5% of the total cultivated land in Taiwan; the numbers of farm families and farmers were 133,000 and 506,000, which respectively accounted for 17.1% and 17.2% of the total farm families and farmers in Taiwan.

The climate of Kao-Ping and Penghu Area is hot and humid in summer and dry in winter. The annual average temperature is 20.4~29.6 ^oC. High temperature often occurs between June and September. During this period, its average temperature is 29^oC. The annual accumulation rainfall is approximately 2,200 mm. The rainy season begins from May to September and t he dry season follows from October to April.

Service area of Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station