write briefly about agriculture in western europe
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Agriculture is one of the main form of land use in Western Europe.
The three types of agriculture that are most popular in Western Europe are Mediterranean polyculture, dairy farming, and mixed livestock crop farming.
a. Mediterranean Polyculture: Earlier wheat used to be the staple crop grown but now farmers diversified crops and started growing olive and the vine.This gave rise to Mediterranean Polyculture which is the subsistence agriculture revolving round wheat, olive and vine.
b. Dairy farming: It takes place to the north of the Mediterranean as the climate there is cold which is ideal for dairy farming.
c. Mixed livestock crop farming. It is the most common form of integrated mixed farming around the world.In Western Europe, mixed crop livestock farming is prevalent between the northern dairy belt and Mediterranean polyculture. Such form of farming is independent. The livestock are fed with local pastures and crop residues.
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The three types of agriculture that are most popular in Western Europe are Mediterranean polyculture, dairy farming, and mixed livestock crop farming.
a. Mediterranean Polyculture: Earlier wheat used to be the staple crop grown but now farmers diversified crops and started growing olive and the vine.This gave rise to Mediterranean Polyculture which is the subsistence agriculture revolving round wheat, olive and vine.
b. Dairy farming: It takes place to the north of the Mediterranean as the climate there is cold which is ideal for dairy farming.
c. Mixed livestock crop farming. It is the most common form of integrated mixed farming around the world.In Western Europe, mixed crop livestock farming is prevalent between the northern dairy belt and Mediterranean polyculture. Such form of farming is independent. The livestock are fed with local pastures and crop residues.
(Hope this information will clarify your doubts. )
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Answer:Agriculture is one of the main form of land use in Westeen Europe. In Western Europe, agriculture is of intensive type. Mixed farming, dairy farming and crop rotation are widely practised. It is the most common form of integrated mixed farming around the world
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