本文作者因有感於當前臺灣缺乏一個全國性農會組織，在功能上乃有不少問題與困難，為農業界及農政界感到遺憾與困難，故本文論述設立全國性農會的必要性。先經探討目前缺乏全國性農會組織間的問題與困境，進而評估設立全國性農會的優缺點，繼之再探討成立全國性農會的可能途徑。此外，也論述日韓及其他國家成立全國性農業合作社或農協之經驗，及可藉我國借鏡之處。最後，提出全國性農會應具備的功能與結構，並明確建議由統合現存最上層的農會組織及相關機構，成立全國性農會，最為具體可行性。

There is no national farmer’s association in Taiwan. This shortage results in many problems and difficulties in the function of farmers’ association system. Therefore people in agricultural industrial and agricultural administrative sectors feel very regretful and disappoint. The main purpose of this study is to present the argument that to set up a national farmers’ association is extremely necessary. The present study starts from exploring the problems and difficulties for lacking a national farmers’ association in Taiwan. Then it evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of setting up a national farmers’ association and investigates the feasibility of setting up such an association. In addition, the study also examines the experiences of establishing a national farmers’ association in Japan, Korea and other countries, reveals the lesson of such experience for Taiwan, and indicates the necessary structure and function of the national farmers’ association. Finally the present study asserts that it can set up a national farmers’ association successfully through integrating several different farmer associations in high levels.