繁體中文
入行與農地規定
香港沒有單一的農夫牌照，務農不是憑一紙證書便可開始。關鍵在於土地與構築物：在契約私人農地上興建溫室、禽畜舍、魚塘或儲物室等農業構築物，須向地政總署申請農業構築物批准書，並在動工前就建築、平整及排水工程取得豁免證明書。漁護署會代地政總署接收農業構築物批准書及豁免證明書的申請並同步作初步處理，再交由地政總署考慮。
信譽農場與有機耕作
為提升蔬菜品質與市場識別度，漁護署與蔬菜統營處合辦信譽農場計劃。申請時，漁護署會評估農場管理、園藝操作、農藥使用及農藥殘餘測試結果，滿意才授予認證。信譽農場的產品須經蔬菜統營處批銷，並以印有特別標記的籮咭（沽貨單）作識認。有機耕作方面，農戶可獲漁護署、蔬菜統營處及蔬菜產銷合作社的技術與銷售支援，並可接受獨立機構的有機認證。
市場實況與支援
本地農業產值有限，本地蔬菜只佔市民鮮菜消費的一小部分，農夫因此既面對天氣、蟲害與病害的生產風險，也要處理銷售渠道與成本壓力。政府透過可持續農業發展基金等渠道，支持有助提升生產力與競爭力的實用項目、技術轉移及研究。有意入行者一般先承租農地，學習耕作技術，並逐步建立銷售與合作網絡；不少人先參與漁護署或相關機構的訓練、實習與交流活動。
English
Entering the trade and farmland rules
Hong Kong has no single farmer licence, and farming does not begin with a single certificate. The key lies in land and structures: building agricultural structures such as greenhouses, livestock sheds, fish ponds or store rooms on leasehold private agricultural land requires a Letter of Approval for Agricultural Structures from the Lands Department, plus Certificates of Exemption for building, site formation and drainage works before work starts. The AFCD receives the applications for the Letter of Approval and Certificates of Exemption on the Lands Department's behalf and processes them concurrently before the Lands Department considers them.
Accredited farms and organic farming
To raise vegetable quality and market recognition, the AFCD and the VMO jointly run the Accredited Farm Scheme. On application, the AFCD assesses farm management, horticultural practice, pesticide use and pesticide residue test results before granting accreditation. Accredited produce must be wholesaled through the VMO and is identified by specially marked basket cards. For organic farming, farmers can get technical and marketing support from the AFCD, the VMO and the Federation of Vegetable Marketing Co-operative Societies, and may obtain independent organic certification.
Market reality and support
Local agricultural output is limited and local vegetables account for only a small share of fresh vegetable consumption, so farmers face production risks from weather, pests and disease as well as sales-channel and cost pressure. Through channels such as the Sustainable Agricultural Development Fund, the government supports practical projects, technology transfer and research that raise productivity and competitiveness. Those entering usually rent farmland first, learn cultivation techniques and gradually build sales and co-operative networks, often starting with training, placements and exchange activities run by the AFCD or related bodies.
