Farmland for farming! Protect Yilan

Following Yilan County Commissioner Lin Tsung-hsien’s (林聰賢) replacement of Yilan County Government Agricultural Bureau Director Yang Wen-chuan (楊文全), Yilan Guardian Workshop (守護宜蘭工作坊) launched “Pass and Sign”, an activity in support of Yilan County Commissioner and the county’s future. Yang Wen-chuan’s replacement was seen as a sign that Lin Tsung-hsien was unable to resist pressure surrounding the issue of the buying and selling of farmhouses.

Yilan Guardian Workshop founder Lee Pao-lien (李寶蓮) said: “After more than a year of agricultural land battles, the county government can no longer bear the pressure. Regardless of whether this is really a surrender, the county government deserves our encouragement”.
 
The activity launched by Yilan Guardian Workshop once again indicates the damage to agriculture and the land from the non-agricultural use of farmland. At the event, local smallholder farmers were invited to voice their opinions, and many people visiting the government offices on business signed up in support after understanding the activity’s aims. Countless people also wrote letters to give the county commissioner some words of encouragement.

Farmland for farming! Protect Yilan 

URL：https://www.peopo.org/news/297813

(以下是中文對照)

農地農用 守護宜蘭

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守護宜蘭工作坊發起「路過‧簽名」給縣長加油！也給宜蘭的未來加油！活動，起因是去年12月31號宜蘭縣長林聰賢撤換宜蘭縣農業局局長楊文全，此舉被視為是縣長無法抵抗農舍買賣問題的壓力而做的人事異動。

守護宜蘭工作坊的發起人李寶蓮表示：一年多來的農地保衛戰，縣府的確承擔太大的壓力，無論是否真的棄守，此刻的縣府都是需要加油打氣的！

而守護宜蘭工作坊舉辦的活動，再次說明農地非農用對農業與土地的傷害。活動現場也請在地小農表達心聲，到縣政府洽公的民眾，知道活動的訴求後；紛紛簽名支持。民眾也拿筆寫信給縣長，希望縣長加油。