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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
Part A
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Objective: 5. Reducing fishing capacity
Description: Owners of fishing vessels with valid fishing licences receive a grant for their decommissioning. The buy-back amount is a function of the vessel's tonnage or the raft's length, pipe diameter, and engine power. Programme suspended since 2021.
Total beneficiaries: 124 decommissioned vessels (2018-20)
Total disbursements (TWD million): 147.16 (2018-20)
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
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Objective: 6. Encouraging voluntary suspension of fishing activity during the low season
Description: Owners of fishing vessels with valid fishing licences are eligible for grants if the vessel operates at sea for more than 90 days in a year and is docked in port for at least 120 days in the year.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries:Average number of participating vessels per year: 9,965
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): 1,630.6
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
Part B
Objective: 1. Promoting the Traceable Agricultural Products (TAP) certification
Description: The TAP standard embodies eco friendly production practices. The COA[Council of Agriculture] subsidizes the fees for TAP certification by a third party. Farmers also receive support according to the size of their TAP certified cultivated area.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries:31,508 farmers
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): 1,573.23
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
Part B
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Objective: 2. Promoting locally produced and traceable ingredients in school lunches and non-staple foods for the military
Description: The COA[Council of Agriculture] encourages the use of local, traceable food in the procurement of school lunches (TWD 6 per person per meal). Eligible ingredients must have Organic, TAP, or CAS certification marks or a QR Code.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries:Approximately 1.8 million students per year and all military personnel
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): School lunches: 6,600; Non-staple foods: 492.2
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
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Objective: 3. Stimulating organic agriculture
Description: Reduced rent and guaranteed lease periods for the rental of public land for organic agriculture.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries: 8,079 (plots of land)
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): Forgone revenue: 291.89
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
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Objective: 7. Promoting eco-friendly fertilizers
Description: The COA[Council of Agriculture] subsidizes farmers' freight costs (TWD 500/tonne) for compound fertilizer containing organic matter.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries: 140,000 farmers
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): 1,411
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
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Objective: 10. Disaster relief
Description: The COA[Council of Agriculture] provides cash relief and low-interest loans to farmers who have suffered losses from natural disasters.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries: Cash relief: 373,532 households
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): Cash relief: 11,988
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
Part B
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Objective: 13. Promoting ecosystem-friendly farmland management
Description: Financial rewards for farmers operating on private land (outside protected areas) in harmony with endangered species' habitats.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries: 2,000 farmers (since 2020)
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): 50 (since 2020)
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
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Objective: 16. Promoting green energy facilities
Description: Farmers and fishers who install green energy facilities related to agricultural operations are eligible for low-interest loans.
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries: 298 loans during 2021-22
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): 120 (interest subsidies) during 2021-22
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Table A4.1 Agricultural support programmes, 2018-22
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Objective: 17. Minimizing pollution from the livestock industry
Description: Livestock farms' investments in pollution prevention equipment are eligible for a subsidy (up to 50% of each item's cost and up to TWD 500,000 for a single item).
2018-2022 Total beneficiaries: 2,500 livestock farms
2018-2022 Total disbursements (TWD million): 600
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