1. Revised Guidelines 10 and 12 of the Guidelines for Loan for Livestock and Poultry Industry to Improve Management Efficiency

2. Revised portions of the Guidelines for Farmer Operational Improvement Loans

3. Revised Articles 16 and 28 of the Regulations for Counseling and Governance of Recreational Agriculture

4. Promulgated the Regulations Governing Guidance to Encourage the Commercialization of Agricultural Biotechnology Innovations

5. Promulgated the Regulations Governing Corporations Performing Afforestation on Adopted Public Land; Held a related press conference 

6. Revised the Operational Guidelines for Commendations of Agricultural Firms with Outstanding Export Achievement 

7.  Launched the Excellence in Agriculture Plan

8. Approved financial assistance to farmers in Miaoli County for fallen and deformed pomelo fruit and in Taitung and Hualien Counties for underdeveloped rice crops

9. Awarded scholarships for the second term of the 2008-2009 school year to the children of farmers and fishermen, handing out a total of NT$995.87 million in aid to 145,000 young people

10. Minister Chen led a team to visit Israel to attend Agritech 2009, meeting with people in the industry and visiting farms. The group also held the 2nd Taiwan-Israel agricultural cooperation meeting

11. Held the first set of training sessions for the newly elected Farmers’ and Fishermen’s Associations, with President Ma himself stops by to offer his encouragement and guidance

12. Held the International Biological Diversity Day 5/22/2009 – Take Action to Prevent Invasive Species Infestation event