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Introduction
• Area of farmland• = people involved in
agriculture decrease
• = People now involved in agriculture: facing different kinds of
PROBLEMS
Introduction
• Problems:• 1. Competition from
Mainland China• 2. High cost of
production• 3. Rural-urban
migration (labour shortage)
PROBLEMS facing by present farmers1. Competition from Mainland China
• Mainland China:
- low production cost
- cheap labour
- large % of people
involved in farming
- larger farmland
- better quality
- wide varieties
• Hong Kong - high cost of production - expensive labour - many people involved in tertiary industry shortage of labour - small area of farmland - low quality - narrow range of varieties
Solution
• High value product (e.g. market gardening)
• Better quality species
• Orchards
• Government Assistance
PROBLEMS facing by present farmers2. High Cost of Production
• Preparation for the land
- abandon land farmland
• Machinery
• Pesticides
• Fertilizers
• High Transport Cost
• Irrigation
-- water pump, water pipe
• No subsides from the government
Solution
• Import seed & machinery from the Mainland
lower cost
• Perennial plants
(decrease the frequency of harvesting)
• Change of operation method
(buy the mature plants from the Mainland)
PROBLEMS facing by present farmers3. Rural-Urban Migration
(Labour Shortage)• PULL FACTOR:• More job opportunities
in urban • Higher income• Development of urban
area better living conditions in urban
(e.g. efficient transport network) (e.g. better infrastructure) (e.g. social facilities)
• PUSH FACTOR:• Less job opportunities
in rural• Hard working conditions• Lower and unstable
income• Less development of the
rural area