Food Unit - Almería: Large-Scale Agricultural Development Flashcards
1
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Location:
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SE Spain
2
Q
Average rainfall per year:
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Arid area, 200mm
3
Q
Importance:
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Largest concentration of greenhouses in the world
4
Q
Land area covered:
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31,000 Ha
5
Q
Relevance to UK:
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Produce most of its out-of-season crops
6
Q
Money generated by the scheme every year:
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$1.5 billion of income
7
Q
How much of Europe’s fruit and veg produced there:
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Over half
8
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Main Reasons for Development:
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- Shift in diets towards fruit and veg
- Development of plastic suitable for building greenhouses
- Low labour costs from immigrants
- Funding from EU and Spanish gov
- Better transport routes that have lowered shipping costs
9
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Main Advantages:
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- Cheap labour from immigrants
- Less water used due to DI and hydroponics
- Generates $1.5 billion
- Multiplier effect e.g. jobs in packaging and plastic production
- Scientific agribusinesses create high-skilled jobs in R&D
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Main Disadvantages:
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- Immigrants have poor wages and working conditions
- Plastic and litter damage environment, especially marine ecosystems
- Greenhouses reflect sunlight and have cooled the area by 0.3 while other parts of Spain have increased
- Pesticides and chemicals are a health risk to workers.
- Clashes between immigrants of different countries
