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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1991
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THE
A
A
'GOLD AND SILVER" SUPER SWEET CORN IS AMONG
GROWN BY LOCAL FARMERS UNDER EXOTIC VEGETABLES INITIATED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT FARMERS MOVE UP MARKET.
OFFICER, MR HO
VARIETY OF PILOT PROJECT (APD) TO HELP
KOON-YU, SAID LAND
THE DEPARTMENT'S AGRICULTURAL SOME 60 FARMERS HAD GROWN EXOTIC VEGETABLES ON SEVEN HECTARES OF THIS SPRING."
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"SUPER SWEET CORN IS STILL THE OTHER EXOTIC VEGETABLE VARIETIES, INCLUDING BUTTERHEAD, CHERRY TOMATO, RADISH, ENDIVE, FRENCH BEANS, AND ALSO GROWN, MR HO ADDED.
FAVOURITE AMONG FARMERS, BUT
RED LETTUCE, MINI CUCUMBERS ARE
ASIDE 5.5 HECTARES OF LAND HE SAID 48 FARMERS HAD SET GROWING EXOTIC VEGETABLES IN THE PRODUCTION PROGRAMME LAST AUTUMN.
FOR
"THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND THE ACREAGE OF MORE FARMERS LAND USED FOR THE SPRING PRODUCTION SHOWS THAT MORE AND ARE NOW CONVINCED OF THE MERITS OF GROWING EXOTIC VEGETABLES THUS WILLING TO GIVE IT A TRY.
"SOME OF
FARMERS THESE
ORGANISED BY
HAVE
AND ARE
JOINED THE SPRING PRODUCTION
PROGRAMME
THE FEDERATION OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CHOOSE TO GROW CO-OPERATIVE SOCIRTIES WITH AFD'S ASSISTANCE. OTHERS
ACQUIRING THE GENERAL CONCEPT EXOTIC VEGETABLES ON THEIR OWN AFTER AND SKILLS FROM AFD, MR HO SAID.
**
THROUGH MARKETED
THE VEGETABLE
THE FARMERS' PRODUCE ARE ALL MARKETING ORGANISATION (VMO), A STATUTORY AND NON-PROFIT-MAKING PUBLIC BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR MARKETING LOCALLY – PRODUCED VEGETABLES.
GOOD PRICES BECAUSE THE EXOTIC VEGETABLES HAVE BEEN FETCHING
WERE IMPRESSED WITH BUYERS OF HOTEL CATERERS AND SUPERMARKET CHAINS
OF THE THEIR FRESHNESS AND GOOD QUALITY, ACCORDING TO SENIOR MANAGER VMO, MR EDWARD LAL.
VEGETABLES, THE VMO HAD A STEADY SUPPLY
MR LAI SAID IN MARKETING THE EXOTIC STARTED A TRIAL SCHEME IN MARCH THIS YEAR TO ENSURE FOR BUYERS AND AT THE SAME TIME GUARANTEE A MARKET FOR GROWERS.
"FIRST OF ALL
WE
WOULD
AS
BUYERS APPROACH
ΤΟ IDENTIFY WHICH
WELL
THE QUALITY VEGETABLE SPECIES ARE NEEDED AS
AND QUANTITY ASSURANCE BUYERS'
THAT
WOULD THEY WANTED. WE WOULD ALSO SEEK
BE MADE AVAILABLE IN PURCHASE FROM THE VMO IF THE VEGETABLES COULD ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIED TERMS.
THE
"WE THEN APPROACH EXPERIENCED FARMERS, TELL THEM OF THE BUYERS' SPECIES, REQUIREMENTS, AND ASK THEM TO GROW THE IDENTIFIED VEGETABLE
ΤΟ AVOID WASTAGE. IN BUT NO MORE THAN THE AMOUNT THE BUYERS NEEDED
KREI' UP A SUCH CASES, THE CROP MAY HAVE TO BE STAGGERED IN ORDER TO
MR LAI EXPLAINED. STABLE SUPPLY WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME,
"
CURRENTLY,
EIGHT
VEGETABLE
FARMERS
WELL-VERSED
WITH
THEIR PROVEN
TRADE HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS GROW-ON-REQUEST TRIAL WHICH HAS TO BE SUCCESSFUL SO PAR, MR LAI CONTINUED.
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