Page 52 - 2018 Annual Report Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Collective Innovation Sustainable Management Unit 2: Building Agricultural Models for subsidies to guide farmers to undertake demonstration projects for prevention of damage to agriculture by Formosan macaques. The interministerial “National Land Ecological Green Network Program” was launched in 2018, to expand the scope of protection for habitats outside of protected areas, and ensure the sound development of Taiwan’s ecology as a whole. The COA completed: (i) supplementary surveys for 3,783 items of wildlife data, (ii) more than 1,500 hectares of productive habitat-friendly area, and (iii) 60 hectares of ecological afforestation, as well as (iv) protected more than 15 endangered species. We also built or improved three animal trails, strengthening the link between forest and seacoast, and created corridors for important ecological areas, so that both local communities and the environment can thrive. In addition, in coordination with the restructuring of the organization of the government, as of April 18, 2018, responsibility for marine conservation work was transferred to the Ocean Affairs Council. (6) Promoting a win-win situation for agriculture and green energy In coordination with the promotion of the national renewable energy policy, and in order to develop both agriculture and green energy at the same time, the COA has developed a green energy policy based on “agriculture in the main, green energy as value-added.” Under the premise of ensuring food security and sustainable use of farmland resources, we have created the following win-win situations for agriculture and power generation: A. Encouragement of solar energy rooftops on livestock and poultry buildings: In coordination with municipal, city, and county governments, the COA has been promoting green energy facilities attached to the rooftops of livestock and poultry buildings, subsidizing solar power panels attached to these rooftops. This measure can help to upgrade poultry and livestock buildings and increase farmers’ incomes. As of the end of 2018, a total capacity of 746 MW had been installed. B. Experimentation with and promotion of combining fish farming and energy production: The COA has been promoting the installation of solar power panels on the rooftops of indoor recirculating aquaculture facilities, introducing technological aquaculture models so that aquaculture and energy production enjoy mutual benets. There are already two successful examples in Tainan City (in the Xuejia District and the Dongshan District). We have also promoted the combination of fish ponds and solar power, constructing a demonstration farm where a hard clam aquaculture area at the Taixi 50