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Title: Agricultural Development Act CH
Category: Ministry of Agriculture(農業部)
Chapter 5 Farmers Welfare and Farming Village Development
Article 54
In meeting the needs for future agricultural development, the government shall establish an agricultural development fund of one hundred and fifty billion New Taiwan Dollars to promote farmers’ welfare and agricultural development. The sources of the said agricultural development fund, in addition to donations, shall be secured to fulfill the set amount through government budget planning in 12 years.
The said donations, with the certification from the competent authorities, may be exempted from income tax or be listed as expenditure of the concurrent year in pursuance with the provisions of the Tax Law.
The agricultural development fund established by the central competent authority shall be used for the purposes of improving farmers’ welfare or agricultural development. The regulations for the revenue and expenditure, the custody and the utilization of the said fund shall be formulated by the Executive Yuan.
Article 55
In ensuring the sustainability of agricultural production resources and to reduce the impact of imported agricultural products on domestic agriculture, the competent authorities of agriculture shall encourage with rewards environment-friendly activities such as setting aside agriculture or reforesting on agricultural lands.
Article 56
The central government shall establish an Agriculture Finance Planning Commission to plan for and review agricultural financial policies and the agricultural financial system. The regulations for the establishment of the said commission shall be formulated by the Executive Yuan.
The central competent authority shall, in accordance with the said policies of the preceding paragraph, formulate agricultural loan program, in respect to the raising and allocation of funds for agricultural loans, and shall establish a guidance system for financing loan.
Article 57
In order to assist farmers in obtaining capitals required to practice farming, the government shall establish an agricultural credit guarantee system and provide rewards or subsidy.
Article 58
The government shall initiate an agricultural insurance program to secure farmers' income, to stabilize rural communities and to make full use of agricultural resources.
Before the agricultural insurance program is enacted into law, the central competent authority shall establish regulations in accordance with which agricultural insurance program by districts, categorization and stage may be implemented on a trial basis. All farmers within the same district and business operation line may participate in the program. Farmers' organizations may be commissioned to handle the said insurance program.
The commissioned farmers’ organization handling the insurance program shall receive rewards and have the assistance or support from the government.
Article 59
In response to the impact of agricultural globalization and liberalization, senior farmers shall be encouraged to retire from farming while young professional farmers undertake to participate in agricultural production system so as to enhance agricultural competitiveness and accelerate agricultural restructuring.
Article 60
In the event that agricultural production suffers damages from natural disasters, the government shall provide cash relief, subsidization or low-rate loans and reduce/exempt farmland tax pursuant to applicable laws to assist farmers in resuming production in a quick manner.
The regulations for the said cash relief, subsidization or low-rate loans shall be formulated by the central competent authority.
The fund needed for the cash relief, subsidization or low-rate loans of the first paragraph shall be made available from a natural disaster mitigation fund for agriculture established by the central competent authority. The regulations for the revenues and expenditures, the custody and the utilization of the said fund shall be formulated by the Executive Yuan.
Article 61
In order to improve the living environment of farming villages, the government needs to appropriate funds to strengthen the infrastructure of farming villages, to promote the renovation of rural communities, as well as the medical care system, and recreational and cultural facilities of farming villages so as to enhance the living environment of modern farming villages.
The renovation of rural communities may be carried out through land zone re-division, or land section expropriation to increase modern public facilities in farming villages and to expand the scope of rural communities.
Article 62
In preserving agricultural production and the living environment of farming villages, the competent authorities shall undertake necessary measures to prevent both the pollution of agricultural production to the environment and the pollution of non-agricultural sectors to agricultural production, farm village environment, water resources, land and air.
Article 63
The authorities superintended in the level of city or county/municipality, in accordance with regional agricultural features, landscape resources, ecosystem and cultural heritage, shall schematize agricultural regions for recreational purposes that should be submitted to central authorities for sanction.
The establishment of recreational farms shall be examined by the competent authorities at city or county/municipality level. After this examination, the application should be submitted for the reception of approval by the central authority.
Central government is in charge of enacting regulations about recreational agricultural areas stated in the first paragraph such as the defining conditions, procedures, assisting construction, minimum area, granting conditions, permit issuing and abolishment, land usage, managing constructing behavior and other items should be complied with.