有機農業是一種完全不用化學肥料、化學農藥與除草劑耕作方式，不僅可生產安全、優質的產品，同時得以維持自然生態平衡，達到環境保護與資源循環的目的。目前台灣的農業耕作方式偏重於產量的提升，過分仰賴化學肥料與農藥的使用，容易造成土壤肥力的衰退、作物生長受阻、農產品的產量及品質因而下降。為挽救前述因化學耕作方式所造成之不良現象，採行有機栽培耕作方式應為改善之道。台灣在1987年開始引進有農法之觀念，首先由農委會輔導前台灣省政府農林廳自1990年起全面推動「有機農業先驅計畫」，在全省設置簡易堆肥舍，試行有機栽培方法；並於1995年經由各區農業改良場選定農戶辦理有機栽培試作及示範觀摩會，1997年起由各區農業改良場針對所輔導的有機農戶辦理驗證及核發標章，但自2001年開始，有機農產品之驗證工作轉由民間驗證團體辦理，農政單位則負責規劃制度之建立與監督、輔導之工作。截至2006年12月底止，由4家民間驗證團體辦理驗證的農戶共達898戶，種植面積合計1,708.66公頃，其中包括水稻704.02公頃、蔬菜378.65公頃、果樹206.78公頃、茶葉70.82公頃和其他(含特作、雜糧)348.39公頃。
英文內容大要：
The organic agriculture is one kind completely does not use the chemical fertilizer, chemistry agricultural chemicals and the weed killer cultivation way, not only may the production safety, the high quality product, simultaneously be able to maintain the natural ecological equilibrium, achieves the environmental protection and the resources circulation goal. At present Taiwan's agricultural cultivation way stresses to the output promotion, excessively admires the chemical fertilizer and the agricultural chemicals use, is easy to create the soil fertility the decline, the crops growth is blocked, the agricultural product output and the quality thus drop. Front in order to save states because chemistry cultivation way to create the undesirable tendency, picks the line of organic cultivation cultivation way to be supposed road of for the improvement. Taiwan started in 1987 to introduce has idea of the agricultural law, first counselled the onstage bay provincial government Agriculture and Forestry Department by the agricultural commission the comprehensive impetus "the organic agricultural pioneer to plan" from 1990, in entire province establishment simple compost shed, implementation organic cultivation method; And in 1995 by way of various areas agricultural reform field designated the peasant household handles the organic cultivation test and the demonstration observes and emulates the meeting, in 1997 aimed at the organic peasant household by various areas agricultural reform field which counselled to handle confirms and issues after due investigation label, but started from 2001, confirmation work the organic agricultural product transferred by the folk confirmation association handles, The agricultural politics unit is responsible to plan establishment of and the surveillance, the counselling work the system. Ends up to December, 2006, handles the confirmation by 4 folks confirmations association the peasant household altogether to amount to 898 households, the sown area equals 1,708.66 hectares, including the paddy rice 704.02 hectare, the vegetables 378.65 hectare, the fruit tree 206.78 hectare, the tea 70.82 hectares (contains with other especially makes, miscellaneous grains) 348.39 hectares.
英文內容大要：
The organic agriculture is one kind completely does not use the chemical fertilizer, chemistry agricultural chemicals and the weed killer cultivation way, not only may the production safety, the high quality product, simultaneously be able to maintain the natural ecological equilibrium, achieves the environmental protection and the resources circulation goal. At present Taiwan's agricultural cultivation way stresses to the output promotion, excessively admires the chemical fertilizer and the agricultural chemicals use, is easy to create the soil fertility the decline, the crops growth is blocked, the agricultural product output and the quality thus drop. Front in order to save states because chemistry cultivation way to create the undesirable tendency, picks the line of organic cultivation cultivation way to be supposed road of for the improvement. Taiwan started in 1987 to introduce has idea of the agricultural law, first counselled the onstage bay provincial government Agriculture and Forestry Department by the agricultural commission the comprehensive impetus "the organic agricultural pioneer to plan" from 1990, in entire province establishment simple compost shed, implementation organic cultivation method; And in 1995 by way of various areas agricultural reform field designated the peasant household handles the organic cultivation test and the demonstration observes and emulates the meeting, in 1997 aimed at the organic peasant household by various areas agricultural reform field which counselled to handle confirms and issues after due investigation label, but started from 2001, confirmation work the organic agricultural product transferred by the folk confirmation association handles, The agricultural politics unit is responsible to plan establishment of and the surveillance, the counselling work the system. Ends up to December, 2006, handles the confirmation by 4 folks confirmations association the peasant household altogether to amount to 898 households, the sown area equals 1,708.66 hectares, including the paddy rice 704.02 hectare, the vegetables 378.65 hectare, the fruit tree 206.78 hectare, the tea 70.82 hectares (contains with other especially makes, miscellaneous grains) 348.39 hectares.