Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 70% of the country's land area, employs 1% of its workforce (462,000 people) and contributes 0.5% of its gross...
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) was a United Kingdom government department created by the Board of Agriculture Act 1889 (52 & 53...
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historically rarely farm owners in agriculture in the United Kingdom, but the number who own or lease farms is rising rapidly in the 21st century; by 2013 there...
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Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food. As of the 2017 census of agriculture, there were 2.04 million farms...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign...
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The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal...
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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2018. "United Kingdom Food Security Report 2021: Theme 2: UK Food Supply Sources". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 July 2022. "Agriculture in the United Kingdom Statistics:...
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (redirect from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom))
agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the entire United Kingdom. Concordats set out agreed frameworks for cooperation, between it and the Scottish...
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Transport in the United Kingdom is facilitated by road, rail, air and water networks. Some aspects of transport are a devolved matter, with each of the countries...
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in the United Kingdom is permitted under licence, within a set area and timescale, as a way to reduce badger numbers in the hope of controlling the spread...
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The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 2001 caused a crisis in British agriculture and tourism. This epizootic saw 2,000 cases...
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Feeding Britain in the Second World War was a challenge for the wartime government of the United Kingdom. Seventy percent of British food was imported...
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immediately after a war. At the start of the Second World War in 1939, the United Kingdom was importing 20 million long tons of food per year, including about...
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The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density...
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Foot-and-mouth disease (redirect from Hoof in mouth)
set up by Defra. In April 2010, a report of three incursions of FMD in Japan and South Korea led the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
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measure used by the United Kingdom government to intervene in agriculture. Originally introduced to reflect the agricultural policies of the European Economic...
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including cattle; agricultural exports from the Free State to the United Kingdom were cut in half during the first half of the 1930s.: 167 The policies also...
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British cuisine (redirect from Cuisine of the United Kingdom)
British cuisine is the specific set of cooking traditions and practices associated with the United Kingdom, including the cuisines of England, Scotland...
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54.000; -2.500 The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The United Kingdom is made up of four...
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throughout the United Kingdom, it is illegal to buy sex from a person under 18 where the perpetrator does not reasonably believe they are 18 or over. In England...
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with the global Long Depression, Britain's agricultural depression was caused by the dramatic fall in grain prices that followed the opening up of the American...
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222GWh (2013). Agriculture in the United Kingdom Beekeeping in the United Kingdom British timber trade Demographics of the United Kingdom Department for...
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Cannabis in the United Kingdom is illegal for recreational use and is classified as a Class B drug. In 2004, the United Kingdom made cannabis a Class C...
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The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, operates as a unitary parliamentary democracy. A hereditary monarch...
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The United Kingdom is a major consumer of wine, although a minor grower and producer. Wine production in the UK has historically been perceived as less...
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Agriculture in Wales has in the past been a major part of the economy of Wales, a largely rural country which is part of the United Kingdom. Wales is...
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in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. The UK...
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Energy in the United Kingdom came mostly from fossil fuels in 2021. Total energy consumption in the United Kingdom was 142.0 million tonnes of oil equivalent...
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Gambling in the United Kingdom is regulated by the Gambling Commission on behalf of the government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)...
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