In 2006, the Agriculture and Food Agency of the COA began promoting a pilot program aimed at encouraging farmers in Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung Counties to cultivate energy crops. Hsuehchia has been one of the three townships most actively participating in the program.
在政策誘因下，農委會農糧署 2006 年開始在雲、嘉、南、高、屏 5 個農業縣推動能源作物示範計劃，鼓勵農民陸續投入種植，學甲鎮也成了全國 3 個最積極配合的鄉鎮之一。