In the case of the first two, money goes where it belongs, but the third type, involving external investment, represents a threat to the original objective. One risk is that a company may purchase a large plot of land ostensibly to develop recreation agriculture, but then build luxury housing to multiply its value, because there are inadequate restrictions on the eventual use of sites designated for leisure.
由於發展休閒農業牽涉到大筆土地的利用，而現行法規中，對遊憩用地的建地使用，又沒有明顯限制與規定，不少人擔心，一些有「遠見」的企業主會以發展休閒農業區為名，日後行蓋住宅區或別墅行來炒作土地之實。