The general secretaries of farmers 'associations from Northern Taiwan held a joint press conference at which they noted that it is already difficult enough trying to crack down on pollution produced by factories built illegally on farmland, and this can only get harder once more land is freed up for development.
據瞭解，對於有炒作價值的農地改建，有辦法的建商早已將之合法化，若開放農地買賣又准予興建農舍，只會讓農地供過於求，使得本來就低迷的房地產雪上加霜。北部地區農會總幹事也聯合召開記者會表示，現在農地違規蓋工廠製造污染都取締不了，開放後又如何取締？