Green NGO Profile: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden

Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden(KFBG) is a Hong Kong-based Non-Governmental Organization and charity founded by the Kadoorie Brothers, Sir Horace Kadoorie and Lord Lawrence Kadoorie. KFBG is located on the slopes of Hong Kong's tallest mountain, Mt. Tai Mo, the the New Territories.

Its original incarnation was founded in 1951 as the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association, providing agricultural training and farming aid to farmers as a means of alleviating poverty. Today, with its roots still firmly connected with sustainable farming and development, KFBG has morphed into one of the leaders in biodiversity conservation and environmental education in Hong Kong and South China. They support numerous Hong Kong and China-based green living, poverty alleviation, and biodiversity conservation programs, including this one.

In the 1950s, the Kadoorie Brothers, successful Hong Kong businessmen and philanthropists, as well as founding members Mr Norman Wright and Mr Woo Ting Sang were conserned about the poor farmers in Hong Kong's New Territories. They knew that by helping the farmers find better ways to farm, they could help the farmers improve their lives and the farming community as a whole. As the old saying goes, "give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach a man a fish, feed him for a lifetime". In this case, it was pigs instead of fish. One of their first projects was to improve local pig breeds by hybridizing them with larger hardier breeds. These pigs, along with chickens and cows, were donated to local farmers, giving them a source of profit and means to help themselves. The farm also acted as a training and demonstration centre for best agricultural practices.  

As the New Territories' economy moved away from agriculture, KFBGs mission evolved to include all sustainable development, green living, and biodiversity conservation. They became a major green force in Hong Kong's environmental movement. KFBG is a center for environmental educaton and conservation science. They are an active leader in flora and fauna conservation, run the Wild Animal Rescue Centre, and through their Environmental Advisory Program share information and cooperate with numerous governments and NGOs.

Since 1998, their China Program has been one of the leading forces for biodiversity conservation in South China. They have done more than 50 biodiversity surveys and countless other work in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan Provinces and have been a driving force in protecting South China's biodiversity hotspots. KFBG's China Programe has played key roles in rediscovering and protecting the Hainan Gibbon, preserving Hainan's rainforests, educating people about why and how nature must be protected, and much more. In 2009, with KFBG's support and expertise, the Xidamingshan Hornbill Project was started. The continued success of this project and other projects like them is because of the resources and amazing dedication of KFBG and their fantastic staff.

Please learn more about KFBG and the projects and programmes they support. Go visit them in Hong Kong as well, the farm is great!

嘉道理农场及植物园是香港的一个非政府组织，由嘉道理兄弟，罗兰士嘉道理和货理士嘉道理成立。嘉道理农场 坐落在香港最高山脈大帽山。

1951年成立之初被称为“嘉道理农业辅助会”（KAAA）通过农业发展和培训帮农民提高他们的生活水平。到现在嘉道理农场很关心农业绿色发展和环境保护，他们也变成了香港的绿色生活和生物多样性保护之一。他们支持很多香港和大陆的环保，保育，和生物多样性保护项目。

英文有个说法“给一个人一条鱼，那个人可以吃一次。教他怎么钓鱼可以给他吃一辈子。”当然嘉道理没有用鱼帮助农民，他们用猪。通过将本地猪与国外猪配对，农场配种出一种最合适本地环境和农业条件的新猪种，大花白猪。农场把猪仔，鸡和牛送给农民，让他们自己发展。

香港新界发展了，农业就越来与少。嘉道理的目的就慢慢精华了。现在还包括可持续性农业，可持续性发展，绿色生活，保育，和生物多样性保护。嘉道理农场是香港的一个保育和环保科学中心。