A2:

Those who apply for lease of national arable land shall submit an application attached with identification documents, land registration transcriptions, cadastral map transcriptions, and the affidavit stating that the leased area of each household does not exceed the upper limit of the area (five hectares) prescribed in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Implementation Regulations Governing National Arable Land (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations”). If the land is located in a slope area and the applicant is a natural person, the affidavit should state that the leased area does not exceed the upper limit of the area (20 hectares) prescribed in Article 20 of the Slopeland Conservation and Utilization Act. The documents that shall be attached to the application are described as follows:

(I) Those who have actually cultivated the land or have succeeded the former cultivator and cultivated the land since the time before July 21, 1993 and are willing to pay off the use charge for the past years:

1. The affidavit stating that the applicant for the lease is the person who currently cultivates the leased arable land.

2. One of the following certificates that prove the applicant has actually cultivated the land or has succeeded the former cultivator and cultivated the land since the time before July 21, 1993.

(1) The power supply certificate for agriculture (including electricity fee receipt) issued by the public enterprise; a photograph or data taken or produced by government agency before July 21, 1993; the certificate issued by a local farmers' association, fishermen's association, township office, or other government agencies.

(2) The proof given by the chief of village who served for the village where the national land is located before July 21, 1993, by the person who had the capacity to make juridical acts and was the owner or lessee of the adjacent land before July 21, 1993, or by the person who had the capacity to make juridical acts before July 21, 1993, has actually used the adjacent national land since the time before the same day, and is the lessee because the agency directly leased the land to him/her after July 21, 1993, attached with the certificates that prove their qualifications as follows:

A. The attester is the village chief: A photocopy of the certificate issued by the government agency that proves the person who served as the village chief before July 21, 1982.

B. The attester is the owner of the adjacent land: a photocopy of land ownership certificate, the land registration transcription, or the cadastral map transcription of the adjacent land that proves that the person acquired the land before July 21, 1993.

C. The attester is the lessee of adjacent land:

(A) The lessee who leased adjacent land at the time before July 21, 1993: A photocopy of the lease agreement, land registration transcription, and a cadastral map transcription of adjacent land that prove that the lessee leased the land at the time before July 21, 1993. However, if the adjacent land was leased from the agencies in charge of leasing out national arable land, the copy of the lease agreement shall be exempted.

(B) The lessee has actually used adjacent national land since the time before the same day, and is the lessee because the agency directly leased the land to him/her after July 21, 1993: query by the agency in charge of leasing out national arable land.

3. If the applicant for lease is the current cultivator who has succeeded the former cultivator, he/she shall also submit the certificate of succession.

4. If the national cultivated land is shared and some users who are applicants for a lease according to household separation agreement, the agreement signed by all the users (including the agreed household separation scope map) shall be submitted.

(II) Young farmers guided by the central agricultural competent authority under special project (one of the following certificates):

1. Photocopies of the official letter about the top 100 young farmers approved by the central agricultural competent authority and the signed guidance agreement.

2. A photocopy of the certificate issued by the central agricultural competent authority that proves that the top 100 young farmers’ guidance project has been completed.

(III) The person who is the owner and cultivator of the adjacent arable land (immediately adjacent to the land to be leased):

1. The affidavit stating that the person is the owner and cultivator of the arable land adjacent to the arable land whose lease the applicant is applying for.

2. A photocopy of the land ownership certificate or the land registration transcription of the adjacent arable land.

3. The cadastral map transcription of the adjacent arable land.

(IV) The person who is the lessee and cultivator of the adjacent arable land (immediately adjacent to the land to be leased):

1. The affidavit stating that the person is the lessee and cultivator of the arable land adjacent to the arable land whose lease the applicant is applying for.

2. A photocopy of the lease agreement on the adjacent arable land. However, if the adjacent land was leased from the agencies in charge of leasing out national arable land, the copy of the lease agreement shall be exempted.

3. The land registration transcription of the adjacent arable land.

4. The cadastral map transcription of the adjacent arable land.

(V) Youth graduating from agricultural schools (from 18 to 45): a photocopy of the certificate of graduation from the agricultural or related department of the domestic or foreign middle school or above registered or approved by the public or competent educational administration.

（VI） Youth engaged in agriculture on a family farm (from 18 to 45):

1. The affidavit stating that the applicant for a lease is engaged in the agricultural operation of family farming.

2. A photocopy of the full-family household registration certificate proving that the applicant and the owner or operator of the farm are in the same household.

3. A photocopy of the certificate of family farmland ownership or other use right.

(VII) The holders of certificates proving that they have received more than 40 hours of agricultural professional training provided by a competent agricultural authority in the last five years (that is, within five years before the date of applying for a lease): one of the following training certificates specifying the type of training, the name of the training class, training hours, and training period issued by the training unit:

1. A photocopy of a certificate of completing agricultural professional training courses offered by the Ministry of Agriculture and its subordinate agencies, municipalities, or counties (cities).

2. A photocopy of the certificate of completing agricultural professional training courses offered by agricultural industry groups (including the Taiwan Leisure Farms Development Association and cooperatives whose establishment and registration have been approved by the local special municipality or county (city) government in accordance with the Cooperatives Act; the same shall apply hereinafter), academic research institutions, or farmers' associations entrusted by the Ministry of Agriculture and its subordinate agencies, special municipalities, or counties (cities), and stating clearly that “this training is offered by the agricultural industry group (academic research institution or farmers' association) entrusted by the Ministry of Agriculture (its subordinate agency, special municipality, or county (city) government).”

3. A photocopy of the certificate of completing an agricultural professional training course offered independently by agricultural industry groups, academic research institutions, or farmers' associations, stating clearly that “this agricultural professional training course has been filed with the Ministry of Agriculture (special municipality or county (city) government) for future reference,” and showing the date and reference number of the official letter concerning such filing.

4. A photocopy of the certificate of completing an agricultural professional training course offered by other units, stating clearly that “this agricultural professional training has been reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Agriculture (local agricultural competent authority)” and showing the issuance date and number of the official letter stating clearly the training has been reviewed and approved. If it is not stated, the applicant for lease shall submit a photocopy of the official letter stating clearly that the training course has been reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Agriculture or the local agricultural competent authority or reviewed by the Ministry of Agriculture for future reference afterwards.

5. A photocopy of the certificate of completing an agricultural professional training course jointly sponsored (or co-organized) by other units and the Ministry of Agriculture (a subordinate agency of the Ministry of Agriculture or the agricultural bureau or department of a special municipality or county (city) government), stating clearly that “this agricultural professional training was jointly sponsored (or co-organized) by ○○ and ○○.” If it is not stated, the applicant for lease shall also submit a photocopy of the official letter proving that the course was jointly sponsored (or co-organized) by ○○ and ○○.

6. The “certificate of completing an agricultural professional training course” mentioned in Items 1 through 5 above refers to a paper certificate of completion or training course certification registration form issued by the Farmers' Academy of the Ministry of Agriculture or the training unit (in the case of a jointly sponsored or co-organized course, one of the training units; the same shall apply hereinafter). Agricultural professional training courses shall be related to farming or animal husbandry, but do not include online digital courses. If there are doubts regarding the determination of the course content, the respective branches of the National Property Administration shall directly contact the organizer of the training course (in the case of a jointly sponsored or co-organized course, one of the training units) to obtain confirmation.

(VIII) Agricultural production cooperatives (submit one of the following certificates):

1. A photocopy of the establishment registration certificate issued by the competent authority stating clearly the information including the names of the cooperatives and their responsibilities and major agricultural production operations.

2. A photocopy of the registration certificate for the establishment of the cooperative.

         The affidavit mentioned above shall state that if the statement is false or untrue, the affiant is willing to assume legal responsibility and unconditionally allow the agency in charge of the lease of arable land to cancel or terminate the lease agreement and keep all the rent and use charges paid by him/her.

Where an affected farmer applies to lease national arable land pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the Regulations due to a natural disaster or other force majeure event, the farmer shall complete an application form and submit identification documents and an affidavit stating that the area leased by each household does not exceed the maximum area prescribed in Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Regulations. The leasing authority shall compile the applicants’ information and separately request in writing that the central competent authority for the relevant sector substantively determine their status and priority ranking.

Note: Due to the challenges posed by future extreme climate events, and in order to ensure prudent use of national farmland, safeguard national land security, promote ecological conservation, and restore natural forest vegetation for the protection of water catchment areas – and in view of the fact that the primary eligible lessees of national farmland are those with a long-standing history of cultivation, and whose use complies with land-use regulations, starting from June 1, 2025 (inclusive), applications from second to seventh priority applicants for leasing of national farmland located in slope conservation zone and forest zone will be temporarily suspended.