CRE: Comercial Farming - East anglia

Question 1

Features of efficiency?

Answer 1

Large fields
GM crops
reduce hedgerows
chemical fertiliser

Question 2

Problems of efficiency?

Answer 2

Reduces biodiversity

eutrophication

Question 3

Facts

Answer 3

• Farms over 100 hectares increased from 828 in 1990 to 849 in 2005
• competition from overseas; pea prices dropped from 25p per Kg in 1997 to 17p in 2002
• produce 2.2 million eggs per day

Question 4

Scemes

Answer 4

Environmental stewardship scheme
Single payment scheme
-encourage farmer to reduce the impact on the environment