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Tows Matrix Analysis on Developing Urban Agriculture in the Pearl River Delta Area

Wang Cheng-yong, Wang, Cheng-Yong

AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

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This study analyzed the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of developing urban agriculture in the Pearl River Delta area, China. Strengths included natural resources, geographic, and technological advantages. Weaknesses involved land resources, labor costs, industrial scale, and personnel quality. Opportunities were identified in potential clients, favorable policies, and markets, while threats included conceptual factors and the urban-rural income gap. Based on this analysis, countermeasures and suggestions for urban agriculture development were proposed.