Page 34 - 2018 Annual Report Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Collective Innovation Sustainable Management Unit 2: Building Agricultural Models 4. Expanding Organic Agriculture and Eco- friendly Farming (1) Expanding organic agriculture and eco-friendly farming In order to expand the land area devoted to organic agriculture and eco- friendly farming, in 2018 the “Organic Agriculture Promotion Act” was promulgated and the COA amended the “Organic Agricultural Product and Organic Agricultural Processed Product Certication Management Regulations” and the “Directions for Organic and Eco-Friendly Farming Subsidies” to expand the land area that can be used for organic agriculture and to guide beneciaries, in order to encourage even more farmers to transition to organic agriculture and eco-friendly farming. As of the end of 2018, 14 organic certification bodies had been accredited, and a total of 8,759 hectares of agriproducts had been so certified, along with 3,556 farming households. Total organic production volume in 2018 was about 96,000 metric tons, with production value of about NT$5.25 billion. In addition, A special area selling organic products. A seminar on the “Organic Agriculture Promotion Act.” The special counter for organic products at the “2018 Winter Sale Expo for Premium Agri-food Products of Assured Safety.” 32