Agriculture and aquaculture in Hong Kong are considered sunset industries. Most agricultural produce is directly imported from the neighbouring mainland China. In 2006 the industry accounts for less than 0.3% of the labour sector. Geographically Hong Kong consists largely of steep, unproductive hillside. The local aquaculture industry is also facing challenges from competition with imported aquatic food products and concern of fish and seafood safety.

History

thumb|left|300px|Old office of [[Dairy Farm International Holdings|Hong Kong Dairy Farm]]

In the colonial Hong Kong era around the 1850s, agriculture in Hong Kong consisted mostly of revenue farms that focused on opium productions. The industry led to many wealthy Chinese businessmen, who established themselves as the middlemen merchants with international connection. Some of the successful farmers included Yan Wo Hong and Wo Hang Hong from 1858 to 1887. The system was discontinued by colonial authorities, when the economy needed to diversify in other activities. The last opium farm ended in 1913. One of the farms founded in the era was Hong Kong Dairy Farm in 1886. As Hong Kong government favour the transition into a secondary sector, and eventually a tertiary sector, agriculture became a reduced segment.

Organic farming was introduced in 1988. An Accredited Farm Scheme for protecting the environment and consumers against residues of agricultural pesticides was introduced in 1994. Accredited farms strictly monitor and supervise the uses of pesticides, and produce are further analysed for chemical remnants before they are sold at accredited retail outlets. In 1994 the agriculture and fisheries industry represented 2.7% of the work force and just a mere 0.2% of the total GDP.

Consumption

Statistically, Hong Kong can only produce enough for 20% of the local population without depending on mainland imports. daily consumed the following.

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| Fruits || 1,540 Tonnes

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| Poultry || 110 Tonnes

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| Freshwater fish || 80 Tonnes

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| Cattle || 130 heads

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| Vegetables || 1,510 Tonnes

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| Eggs || 220 Tonnes

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| Marine Fish || 340 Tonnes

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| Pigs || 5,620 heads

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In 2012, Hong Kong's population of more than 7.1 million daily consumed:

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! Type

! Measurements and workers. By the end of 2005, the land used for vegetable, flower, field crop, and orchard are 330 ha, 190 ha, 30 ha, and 290 ha respectively.

Agriculture industry produced HK$1,180 million worth of produce in 2005. It comprises HK$264 million of crop production, HK$554 million of livestock production and KH$360 million of poultry production. The industry now consists of some 4,150 fishing vessels and some 9,200 fishermen working abroad and provides employment in ancillary sectors servicing the fishing industry, such as fish wholesale and retail marketing, fuel and fishing gear supply and ice manufacturing Data collected in 2012 shows the total amount of land occupied for Fish ponds total 1,130 hectares and are mainly located in north-western New Territories. About 990 licensees units are engaged in marine fish culture. Common species cultured include green grouper, brown-spotted grouper, Russell's snapper, mangrove snapper, cobia and pompano. Total marine fish culture production in 2012 amounted to 1 299 tonnes, valued at $117 million. 3,284 tonnes in 2019.

  • Sha Tau Kok Hoi
  • Ap Chau
  • Kat O
  • O Pui Tong
  • Sai Lau Kong
  • Wong Wan
  • Tap Mun
  • Kau Lau Wan
  • Sham Wan
  • Lo Fu Wat
  • Yung Shue O
  • Leung Shuen Wan
  • Tiu Cham Wan
  • Tai Tau Chau
  • Kai Lung Wan
  • Kau Sai
  • Ma Nam Wat
  • Po Toi O
  • Po Toi
  • Sok Kwu Wan
  • Lo Tik Wan
  • Ma Wan
  • Yim Tin Tsai
  • Eastern Yim Tin Tsai, Tai Po District
  • Cheung Sha Wan, Lantau Island
  • Tung Lung Chau
  • Wong Chuk Kok Hoi
  • Mirs Bay

Some of the fish rafts have been converted to recreation use. They are located in 11 out of 28 fish culture zones listed above.

Pond fish culture

The Hong Kong pond fish culture industry is located in the northwestern New Territories.

In 2022, the local inland ponds covered an area of 1,129 ha and produced 2,073 tonnes of freshwater fish. About 92 per cent of the farms were engaged in polyculture (bighead carp, grass carp, common carp and silver carp in combination with tilapia or grey mullet), while the remaining farms practised monoculture of carnivorous species such as giant groupers, seabreams and spotted scat in brackish fish ponds near to the coastline.