After a coronavirus-fuelled wave of panic-buying briefly left Hong Kong’s supermarket shelves bare, residents are turning to local producers for fresh food in a city almost entirely reliant on imports.
The twice-weekly market at Mapopo Community Farm in suburban northeast Hong Kong has doubled takings since the outbreak became a major public health issue in February. The pandemic has prompted more people to rethink what can be produced in Hong Kong, said Mandy Tang, who runs a campaign group that rallies behind the city’s farmers by promoting local produce.
Hong Kong imports 98% of its vegetables, but it wasn’t so always reliant on food from beyond its borders. Half a century ago, half of the greens consumed in the city were grown locally.
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