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Annual Report 2018 Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan Experimental Fishing Ground was mounted with photovoltaic panels. The COA also set up work teams within municipal, city, and county governments and finalized the “Directions of Proposing and Reviewing the Project of Aquaculture Management Combined with Green Energy Facilities” and the “Directions of Aquaculture Management Combined with Green Energy Facilities.” C. Combining agricultural water resources with green energy: On January 1, 2008, the COA finalized the “Administrative Principle of Solar Power Facilities Installed by Irrigation Associations on Irrigation Ponds.” We continued to guide irrigation associations to install photovoltaic cells over ponds and irrigation and drainage channels, thereby bringing into play the multiple values of irrigation and power generation. As of the end of 2018, the Taoyuan, Shimen, Chianan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung irrigation associations had completed such work at 22 locations, with installed capacity of 36.94 MW. D. Simultaneous consideration of farm crop production and green energy: The COA encouraged the installation of solar power panels on rooftops of crop production and marketing facilities, such as distribution and packaging venues. As of the end of 2018 the installed capacity was 89 MW. We are taking care of both crop production and Solar panels for solar power generation installed on the roofs of livestock buildings. renewable energy generation, and still are promoting agrivoltaic farms (which means the dual use of a traditional operating farm for both solar panels and cultivation). At present, 135 MW of solar power have been installed on the rooftops of greenhouses. (7) Sustainable development of rural human resources A. Training of new farmers (a) Strengthening training at the school end In 2018 the COA continued to promote the “plan for incentives for high school students to go into agriculture,” with participation by a total of 69 classes at 34 schools. There was training in subjects that included farm operations, horticulture, livestock health, aquaculture, and farm machinery, 51