BritishAgricultureEasonSummaryThelandavailableforfarminginEngland,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandshrinkseveryyearasdemandsforroadsandtheexpansionoftownsslowlyerodestheareasoffarmland.Thelandavailableforcropsfarmingisrelativelylimited.Nevertheless,Britishfarmersproduceenoughfoodtosupplytwothirdsoftheneedsofpopulationofover62million(2010).TheBritishagriculturalindustryisoneofthemostefficientinEuropebecauseonly1.7%ofthepopulationisengagedinagriculture.Land(2005)Cropsfarming:45,830k㎡,18.9%Livestockfarming:124,940k㎡,51.2%Forest:28,250k㎡,11.6%Otheragriculture:8,490k㎡,3.5%Cities,highways,moors….STRUCTUREBritishagriculturefarminglivestockfisheryforestryTalkaboutitlater…..2/3,MoreimportantthancropsfarmingPasturefields:halfCoastline:10509kmAutomation:100%Forest:11.9%(2011)Timber:90%importsIndustrialrevolutionBritishCropsAnimalhusbandry(牧业+养殖业)dominatesthefarmingeconomyofthecountryandalargepartofthecrops,particularlygrainsareproducedforanimalfeedandfodder.Becauseofsomelimitingclimatefactors,wheathastobeimported.Britain’smaincereal(谷类作物)cropisbarley(大麦).Theothersignificantcropsarepotatoes,sugarbeet(甜菜),kale(甘蓝)andbeans.Horticulture(园艺作物)isaveryimportantpartofBritain’sfarmingeconomy(10%oftheoutputvalue).BritishLivestockCattle,sheep,pigs,andpoultry(家禽)aretheimportantlivestockindustries.Theheadsofcattle,sheepandpigshavegreatlyincreased.Asaresult,theUKdoesn’timportsignificantamountofpoultryproductions.LivestockcomparisonBritainP.R.CHeadsofcattle1,812,00010,726,500Headsofsheep6,900,00028,469,600Headsofpoultry13,300,0005,360,000,000Pigs396,00046,996,000Farmers1,050,000674,149,546Farmersproportion1.7%50.32%BritainP.R.CHeadsofcattle1,812,00010,726,500Headsofsheep6,900,00028,469,600Headsofpoultry13,300,0005,360,000,000Pigs396,00046,996,000BritainP.R.CHeadsofcattle1,812,00010,726,500Headsofsheep6,900,00028,469,600Headsofpoultry13,300,0005,360,000,000Pigs396,00046,996,000Farmers1,050,000674,149,546Farmersproportion1.7%50.32%Efficiency。。。。。。WheatfieldinsouthLivestockfarminginthenorthmechanizationLargescaleThankyou!