Geography Project Topic: Market Gardening Teacher :Kalpana
Market Gardening is the growing of fruit and vegetable for sale in the local market What is Intensive Farming ? Intensive Farming is the farming on a small piece of land using high inputs of labour and capital to produce high output per hectare.
The Natural Input Of Market Gardening Are Light / Heat,Rainwater,Soil and Land
The Human Input Of Market Gardening Workers,Seeds,Irrigation,Fertilisers,Pesticides, Machineries and Capital Output Of Farm are Rice, Vegetables And Fruits
Can Get Good Prices For Crops Can Get Many Type Of Crops Farmer Has Good Steady Income Throughout The Year
High Wages To Be To Foreign Workers It Did Not Attract Locals To Work In The Business Farmer Need To Buy Expensive Fertilizers Farmer Need To Buy Expensive Pesticides To Protect Crops. Crops Will Wilt Quickly Due To High Temperature
There are Two Types Of Market Gardening in Brunei : - Hydroponics Farming -Traditional Market Gardening Disadvantages High Wages are need to paid to foreign workers High Expenses? Why It is because Farmers need to buy expensive fertilizer and pesticides
Solution To The Problems : Encourages Family Members to involve in marker gardening,therefore,it can reduce high payment of wages to foreign workers Use of Natural Fertilizers from animal waste,example Chicken Dung and Cow Dung Use Pest Trap To Trap Insects Use Net to Cover To Protect From The Receiving Direct Sunlight