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3. Approving Public Land Disposition
In order to deal with the disposition, encumbrance, or leasing of the land owned by special mu-
nicipalities/counties/cities for a period longer than ten years, the MOI, on behalf of the Executive

Yuan, approved the disposition of 587 public land plots with a total area of 47.0533 hectares, as well
as the disposition of 828 buildings with a total area of 7.6388 hectares, in accordance with Article 25
of the Land Act in 2021.

VIII. Promoting Land Use

The MOI adjures local governments to conduct land readjustment and zone expropriation in or-
der to promote land use and development in conjunction with urban reconstruction and rural com-
munity renewal. The goal in this case is to promote the synchronous development of urban and rural

parts of the country, in order to provide excellent quality of life for the residents of these areas.

1. Farmland Readjustment

The MOI has been effecting farmland readjustments since 1958 in order to improve the nation’s
environment for agricultural production, and also to promote the utilization of farmland. As of 2021,
818 districts covering 393,987 hectares have been completely readjusted (See Table 5-7).

Table 5-7 Completed Farmland Readjustment

Year No. of Districts Area (Hectares)

Total 818 393 987

1958-2017 812 393 628

2018 1 131

2019 2 19

2020 2 179

2021 1 30

2. Irrigation Improvements for Earlier Re-divided Agricultural Zones

To cope with the operating needs of modern local agriculture, the MOI expanded road lengths

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