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The Changing Face of Rural Landscape

Explore the problems faced by farmers in Pak Kong, including competition from Mainland China, high cost of production, and rural-urban migration. Discover potential solutions such as opting for high-value products, importing seeds and machinery, and embracing new farming methods.

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The Changing Face of Rural Landscape

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  1. The Changing Face of Rural Landscape

  2. Introduction • Area of farmland • = people involved in agriculture decrease • = People now involved in agriculture: facing different kinds of PROBLEMS

  3. What problems do you think the farmers in Pak Kong? Can you list out any solution?

  4. Introduction • Problems: • 1. Competition from Mainland China • 2. High cost of production • 3. Rural-urban migration (labour shortage)

  5. 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 PROBLEMS facing by present farmers1. Competition from Mainland China

  6. Solution • High value product (e.g. market gardening) • Better quality species • Orchards • Government Assistance

  7. Orchards (high value species)

  8. Market Gardening

  9. 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

  10. Mr. Leung’s lychee orchard

  11. 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)

  12. Perennial Plants - Lychee

  13. 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 PROBLEMS facing by present farmers3. Rural-Urban Migration (Labour Shortage)

  14. Conclusion • Present farmers are facing lots of difficultiesand problems • if they still use the old method of operation  Hard to earn money • They should try new operation method : e.g. lychee orchards e.g. ‘leisure’ farming

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