Write a short note on market gardening?

Explanation

In market gardening, high value crops such as vegetables, fruits and flowers are cultivated solely for the urban areas. Under this the size of and they are located where there are good transportation links with the urban centres where high income consumers are located. It is both labour and capital intensive and lays emphasis on the use of irrigation, HYV seeds, fertilisers, insecticides, green houses and artificial heating in colder regions.
This type of agriculture is well developed in densely populated industrial districts of North West Europe, North Eastern United States of America and the Mediterranean regions.
The Netherlands specialises in flowers and horticulture crops especially tulips, which are exported all over Europe. Those regions where farmers specialise in vegetables only, it is called truck farming.