Agricultural Development Act Article 5

Competent authorities shall improve information facilities and personnel to promote informatization for agricultural operations, conduct statistical analyses on agricultural resources and also production and marketing practices, and guide farmers and farmers’ organizations to create an environment for agricultural information application and strengthen information collection mechanism.Local governments at the township level shall appoint officials to conduct surveys and statistical analyses on agricultural resources and production and marketing practices. The said information shall be submitted to the respective competent authorities for further analysis and processing.