The COA is taking advantage of ecological scenery, industrial development, and community culture in its integrated planning of farming and fishing village development. The COA is promoting infrastructure development, assisting and supporting the establishment of new life circles, boosting the vitalities farming villages, and giving villages a three-in-one mission of production, life, and ecology. In 2003, the COA performed detailed planning for farming villages in five districts, performed infrastructure development work in 80 farming villages (147 projects), and helped 26 villages perform landscaping, provide tourist guide services, and improve the ecological environment. The COA also helped build farmers' homes, sponsored diverse industry culture activities, and held workshops and training sessions for farmers.

The COA continued to implement farming/fishing park projects in line with the leisure travel trend. The COA's main approach is to take advantage of distinctive local agro-industries, cultural festivals, and rural scenery, etc., to create attractive environments in which to establish demonstration recreational farming zones providing superior leisure services. In 2003, the COA helped 19 cities and counties implement recreational farming/fishing park projects in 82 towns and townships, while conducting publicity and marketing at events including park art contests, photography contests, and the Taipei International Travel Show. Over 7.7 million people visited recreational farming/fishing parks in 2003, creating business opportunities worth roughly NT$1,321.13 million in the form of agricultural products sales and peripheral leisure industries. New employment opportunities numbered approximately 7,900. A cumulative total of 134 towns and townships have established recreational farming/fishing parks since the program started in 2001, creating approximately NT$3.5 billion in business.

The COA is helping recreational farms to insure that they meet legal requirements. The most recent revision of the Recreational Agricultural Supervision and Management Act (promulgated on February 27, 2004) simplifies application procedures and eases restrictions on the establishment of recreational farms. A total of 125 recreational farms had received approval as of the end of 2003, eleven of which had been issued operating licenses.

The COA is helping develop distinctive local industries and cooked foods connected with local agro-industries, cultural characteristics, and ecology. It is hoped that recreational farming and rural activities will lending impetus to the transformation from traditional farming industries to high-quality service industries. Since the COA began assisting the development of innovative country cuisines in 2003, 24 promising healthy cuisines and 43 packages of agricultural product gift have been developed. Further efforts will be made to develop the recreational farm souvenir industry to boost the rural economy.