johnny lau says the city can boost its local supply but the farming land that's left must be protected and production standards should be set by the government. >> 80% of farm land when abandoned are not well utilized. if we let our farmers utilize all of them, actually our self sufficiency rate can rise from 1.9% to 27%. >> reporter: the government is not yet convinced. >> at the end of the day it comes to whether there is a market demand for it and whether local farnls are willing to do it or not. and above this community centered situation. >> reporter: farmers like becky au are i relying on the community for support. >> we want to stay here forever. >> even so, her future on the farm is in doubt. sarah clark, al jazeera, hong kong. >> a reminder you can keep up to sedate on aljazeera.com. stay tuned more coming up shortly. historic accord that could be made between two old foes. >> the freed world request not allow a ran to have a nuclear weapon. >> how much could nations possibly trust the united states? this. >> this morning iran's president offered the same wild accusations agai

johnny lau is part of a research group at the chinese university reresearch in hong kong. he said that production targets should be set by the government. >> the fact is that 85% of farmlands is now abandoned. or not well utilized. if we can protect the farmlands and let our farmers utilize all of them, actually our vegetables for self-sufficiency rise to 27%. >> the government is not yet convinced. >> at the end of the day it comes down to whether there is a market demand for t and whether local farms are willing to do it or not. >> so now young farmers like becky are relying on the community for support. >> this is our home, and we want to stay here forever. >> even so her future on the farm remains in doubt. sara clark al jazeera, hong kong. >> well, remember you can get more on everything that we're covering right here on www.aljazeera.com. >> gang rape, among the most shocking of violent crime is stirring a global outrage. throughout asia, it is believed to be far more common than most people think. >> rape is a major problem in all countries across this region. >> wo

. >> johnny loo lau session the city can boost its local supply bit the land must be protectand goals should be set by the government. >> if we can protect the farm lands and let our farmers utilize all of them, actually our vegetables receive efficiency rates can rise. >> the government is not yet convinced. >> at the end of the day it comes to whether there's a market demand for it and then whether local farms are willing to do it or not. and both of these issues can be decided really. >> farmers like becky au are relying on the community for support. >> this is our home and we want to stay here forever. >> even so, her future on the farm remains in doubt. sarah clark, al jazeera, hong kong. >>> u.s. beat japan 5-2 in vancouver, on sunday and gabriel elizondo was at the ticker tape parade. >> reporter: football madness on a scale this country has never seen before, tens of thousands of people packing the streets of new york city to cheer on america's hottest team the women's u.s. football team world cup winners for a third time. a victorious group for the third time. 26 million peop