Ayer Tawar likes many other rural townships, Ayer Tawar is economically
dependent on its agro-based industries. The town is surrounded
by plantations and small holdings of commercial crops, such as oil palms,
rubber trees, cocoa, coconut trees and, recently, fruit plants such as durian and
mango.
From 1910 to 1970, rubber was the sole commercial crop cultivated by the
farmers and the British plantation owners. The economic well-being of the
population invariably fluctuated in tandem with the price of rubber. In the
early 1970s, the town suffered a devastating economic slump due to prolonged
low rubber prices. This led to 3 significant developments: the emigration of
the younger populace to major cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang
and even the United Kingdom, to seek a better living; the migration of many
farming families to new settlements such as Sri Jaya in Pahang; and
lastly the diversification of cultivation to include other commercial crops,
the most important of which is the planting of oil palms. The latter now
dominates land use in the vicinity.
爱大华镇是经济上依赖于以农业为基础的产业。镇周围种植园和持有少量的经济作物，如油棕榈树，橡胶树，可可，椰子树和，最近，果类植物，如榴莲和芒果。
从1910年到1970年，橡胶是唯一的经济作物种植的农民和英国种植园主。经济福祉的人口总是忽高忽低，随着橡胶价格。在20世纪70年代初，镇遭受了毁灭性的经济衰退，由于橡胶价格长期低。这导致了显着的进展：移民的年轻民众主要城市，如新加坡，吉隆坡，槟城，甚至英国，寻求更好的生活;许多农民家庭迁移到新的定居点，例如斯里兰卡再也彭亨州;和最后种植的多样化，包括其他经济作物，其中最重要的是油棕榈树的种植。后者现在占主导地位，在附近的土地用途。
爱大华镇菜市场 & 干劳面
Ayer Tawar Market & Kam Puan Mee
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