Although the chrysanthemum grove in Cameron Highlands has always been a major flower - producing country in Asia , in recent years it has faced the pressure of Vietnam and Thailand growers hot on its hound . But the flower farmers will not be discouraged , and many of them have tried to reform and improve , in an attack to turn the lunar time period .

For instance , flower grower Huang Chengyi has implemented the automation mental process construct of Industrial Revolution 4.0 in his glasshouse base , using computers to assist in management and monitor operations . By using computer assistance to steer the amount of fertilization and tearing grant to the collected temperature and humidness data .

He say that in this way , it can ensure the quality of chrysanthemum growth . Since he adopted the applied science , the output of his garden has increased by about 20 % , and the labor force take has been reduced by 20 % .

He point out that he could invest like this because the planting dry land was purchase by himself and he was not worried about being implement by the claim human activity run out . However , not many of his peers dared to do so . Because other growers care that the investment funds would not be returned when the deed of conveyance deed can not be regenerate .

No governing subsidyHuang Chengyi said that the flower farmers in the Cameron Highlands have been shin for a tenacious fourth dimension and have only bank on themselves . The entire cognitive process from culture , management to export has not welcome government support and preferential discussion .

He said that in response to the challenging plant life protection need for globular climate variety , the political science did not give support and assistance to the industry , and was also hinder when engage foreign doer . Even if lent from an agricultural financial mental hospital , the interest is near twice as much as that of the vegetable granger .

Even those who do export business to increase income for the country have to carry in high spirits transportation monetary value and pay a high import revenue enhancement to the importing country .

extraneous competitors enjoy many benefits“In contrast , our foreign rival enjoy many benefits . For example , the Chinese government not only reduce the time value - added taxation for those farmers who export but also protects the local flower industry . Our export flower are tax there , and foreign prime there will be recruit a 17 % consumption tax , but they sell flowers to Malaysia with being altogether revenue enhancement - complimentary , so Chinese flowers amount here and can be sold at a sleazy damage than us . We will be at a disadvantage in our state sooner or after ! "

Land possession is the gravid worryThere is also one of the biggest concern in this manufacture . That is , land possession , Huang Chengyi said that Jinmalun heyday farmers and vegetable Fannie Merritt Farmer , most of them are only approved for temporary solid ground rental that must be update every year .

He point out that possession is not guaranteed and farmers of course do not dare to invest . Additionally , the operation price of traditional and comparatively intensive toil have increase year by year , while the yield has not increased . When flush are fetch to the market , their price are high than the ecumenical market cost , which leads to the deteriorate mart positioning and a vicious circle , which makes it unmanageable to accomplish sustainable development .

" The tone of Cameron chrysanthemum is world - renowned"Li Bingfu , chairman of the Cameron Highlands Flower Industry Association , state in an interview that the quality of Cameron Chrysanthemum is among the best in the world . When it comes to Cameron Chrysanthemum , it is equivalent to the guarantee of timbre , although in late year a Dutch company has invested heavily in planting chrysanthemums in Vietnam . The full export loudness of Cameron Chrysanthemum has been affected , but the situation is still not very serious .

He said that Malaysian chrysanthemum are principally exported to Japan and Thailand , describe for 50 % of the total export volume , while other overseas markets , include Singapore , Hong Kong , Australia , the Middle East , and Indonesia , are now explore the Russian marketplace and making effort to enroll China .

Regarding advanced planting , he say that because the terrain of the Cameron Highlands is uneven and can not be comprehensively replaced by manpower for planting and harvesting . The machinery currently used can only aid 10 to 20 % of the work , others need hands to complete .

In club to develop the Cameron flower diligence , the Flower Industry Association has signal a memorandum of cooperation with the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences to establish the Guangdong - Malaysia Flower Technology Demonstration Transfer Center in Cameron . The strategy is to export the prime varieties of China ’s Guangdong Province and Malaysia ’s improved flower varieties and techniques to ASEAN country outside Malaysia , once the essence is complete , through the establishment of the “ China - Malaysia Flower Production and Sales Information Service Platform ” .

It ’s conceive that Cameron ’s efflorescence industry can still assert the " quality assurance " honor .

Source : kwongwah.com