Location — it is situated in the east of England to the North of London which means that it is close to a good market for the produce. There is a good motorway network to the most densely populated regions of the UK and also a good east coast railway line which means rappid transport of produce this is important with perishable food stuff. Politics — Since joining the EU many of the farmers in East Anglia have benefited from the Common Agricultural Policy CAP as they have recieved subsidies for growing certain types of cereal crops such as wheat, oilseed rape and linseed.
You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Blog at WordPress. The big garden bird watch 08 ». Physical Factors There are a number of physical factors that makes arable farming in this area Relief — the land is very flat and is mostly m above sea level this makes it easy to use machinery and roads and railways have easily been constructed.
Human Factors Location — it is situated in the east of England to the North of London which means that it is close to a good market for the produce. There is a good motorway network to the most densely populated regions of the UK and also a good east coast railway line which means rappid transport of produce this is important with perishable food stuff Politics — Since joining the EU many of the farmers in East Anglia have benefited from the Common Agricultural Policy CAP as they have recieved subsidies for growing certain types of cereal crops such as wheat, oilseed rape and linseed.
Harvest going off without a hitch can be the difference between a good year and a bad one for a farmer.
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For instance, the whole farm has been GPS-mapped and all its machinery is now guided by satellite. One young farmer looking to build a new business is Will de Feyter.
Will, 26, came home after finishing his degree at Harper Adams. All of our farm businesses, large and small, are well-placed to help meet the challenges we face, as long as the right policy framework is in place. The most pressing challenge is how to feed a global population, predicted to reach 10 billion people by , that is also consuming more calories. One worrying forecast is that, within a decade, we will be in a deficit of trillion calories around the world.
As NFU Vice President Stuart Roberts told a conference in Peterborough recently, it is time politicians worried less about food affordability and more about food availability, and responded accordingly. For our region, the driest in the UK, this means ensuring that water for food is given a higher priority, so our growers can help meet growing demand for food. We need the right policies in place so our farm businesses can continue to access a competent and reliable workforce, including seasonal workers recruited from overseas.
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