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what percentage of the regions population earn a living through farming
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in the west of ireland
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what percentage of the regions population earn a living through farming | 13.6% however in Roscommon 20 per cent of the population is dependent on agriculture |
| Suggest a reason for this? | This is mainly as a result of traditional family practices rather then because of farmings profitability. |
| Is farming prosperous in the region? | Agriculture in the west is subsistant and underdeveloped meaning that farming is less prosperous in this region than in other regions. Farmers in the west are dependant on less-profitable farming practices e.g. sheep and dry stock cattle rearing |
| what is the main reason farms in the west have low levels of mechanization? | Many old farmers are reluctant to spend money to modernise their farms, preffering to stick to traditional methods. |
| What percentage of farmers are known as "hobby famers" | 50% This means that they have jobs outside the farm. hobby farming is typically carried out to maintain a familys tradition of farming rather then income |
| Many farms in the west are becoming miltifunctional sugest two ways this could be done | Using the farmhouse as a bed and breakfast during the summer months and hill-walking paths through the farmland |
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