"It doesn't matter whether you calculate subsidies per land area or per crop, this is no long-term solution, and also goes against the spirit of the WTO." Recently, in the face of demands by Ilan farmers, the Council of Agriculture announced that in fiscal year 2001 it will only take land out of production in areas of low productivity or poor quality rice.
近來針對宜蘭農民的訴求，農委會已表示九○年度的休耕，將針對低產區與品質不佳土地，才推廣休耕轉作綠肥，宜蘭暫時可以保住一期稻作。