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THE PRIMARY SECTOR IN EUROPE (Agrarian activities (General characteristics…
THE PRIMARY SECTOR IN EUROPE
Agrarian activities
General characteristics
Agrarian landscape is characterised by its contrasts in
Agrarian production
Technological development
Products are sold in
National markets
European markets
International markets
Main problems
Food safety
Avoidance of overproduction
Enviromental damage
Abandonment of agrarian activities
Regional specialisation
depends on
Physical enviroment
Consumers' new dietary trends
Different regions
The oceanic climate region
Western Europe's most important region
Livestock farming in large factory farms
Dairy
Meat
Crops
Animal fodder
Cereal
The continental climate region
Silviculture in conifer woodlands
Crops
Cereal
Plants for industrial use
Animal fodder
The Mediterranean region
Traditional dryland agriculture (three main Mediterranean crops)
Cereals
Grapes
Olives
Intensive irrigated agriculture
Fruit trees
Market gardering
Plants for industrial use
Modern polytunnel crops
Tomatoes
Strawberries
Peppers
EU agricultural policy
The cautries of the EU have adopted a
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
with three aims:
Guarantee the supply of safe, varied and quality food
Contribute to sustainable growth by balancing competitiveness and enviromental care
Maintain population and employment levels in agrarian areas by diversifying the sector's activities and imlementing new ones in rural areas
Fishing in Europe
General chracteristics
World's third-largest fishing region after Asia and Latin America
Modern and technologically advanced fleet
Main fishing countries
Norway, Denmark and Russia
Production for industrial transformation of fishmeal and oils
Spain
Production for human consumption
Problems faced by fishing
Excessive capacity of the fleet regard to the abailable fishing resources
Danger of exhousting supplies of certain speciesthrough over-fishing
The Common Fishers Policy (CFP
)
Guarantee the supply of a safe,varied and quality fish
Combine competitiveness with the protection of marine resources
Maintain employment and population levels in the fishing regions by divrsifying the sector's economic activities and encouraging aquaculture