Irish Region Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Climate | Favour farming, averages 16C, arable farming-wheat, barely and oats |
| 15% of Ireland's wheat is grown in the region: longer growing season, important for market gardening, early potatoes | |
| 20% of the national potato crop, Irish sea reduces risk of sereve frost, lessens damage to crops, GDA not as damp lower risk of diseases eg. blight | |
| Soil | highlt fertile brown earth soils, intensive farming of arable crops, stone-less and easily worked. Less labour intensive, calcium rich. |
| Markets | Access to a large urban market, standard of living is higher, some disposable income. 50% of Ireland's greenhouses, thriving market gardening sector in Lusk |
| Transport links well developed, transport costs lower, ageing farmers, land abandonment and outdated practices not an issue@ young farmers average age 37 | |
| Family enterprises- land not subdivided, farms larger (42 hectares) than in West, food processing larger scale than the West | |
| Large Foods (Tatyo)- 10% national potato crop, Guinness- wheat and barley: satellite towns provide other big markets |
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