"ZHANGPU... She Tzu-yen, a 47-year-old Taiwan farmer, ... small city in East China's Fujian Province...
he invested here two years ago, his orchid flower business has been growing fast, with this year's sales expected to reach one million pots valued at millions of yuan. She has invested more than US$1.5 million into his company, owning a crop area of 14,000 square metres and employing 15 people. ... "Low labour and land cost... the huge market in the mainland have contributed to my success here." She, who began to plant orchids when he was 18, only had a crop area of 1,000 square metres on the island before he moved here to start his business in March 2004. Taiwan's labour and land costs are estimated to be 10 times those of the mainland and the island of 23 million people also suffers limited market demand, She said. She's Changchow Saliya Orchid Biotechnology ING is one of the 51 Taiwan-funded agricultural enterprises in Zhangpu Development Park for Taiwan Farmers. The park was established in early 2004 by Zhangpu and upgraded to State level in April this year to encourage agricultural co-operation across the Taiwan Straits." Article URL: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-08/04/content_657016.htm ********** regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
