What's more, the rise in agricultural imports as a result of Taiwan joining the World Trade Organization has forced many farmers to look for second businesses.
民國 89 年，行政院農委會訂立「發展休閒農業計畫」，積極輔導農民朝休閒農業發展，並廣設休閒農業區，允許農民在休閒農業區中設置民宿。