In the COA's revised version of the Agricultural Development Act, therefore, new houses can be built on land that farmers already own (which protects their interests), but not on newly acquired farmland, except under certain conditions allowing for the development of community-style settlements.
農委會因此在新版農發條例中，僅准許農民在原有農地上興建農舍，以保障農民權益，至於新承購的農地原則上禁建，只允許有條件的以集村方式興建農舍。