PRIMARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES (PT.2)

Rice Paddies in Asia

Over half of the world's population lives in Asia

Rice

The most important cereal crop in Asia

Paddy

A waterlogged field where rice is grown

Rice needs

High temperatures up to 20 degrees to grow

Irrigation

Artificial watering of the land

The practice is common in

Countries with warm climates like Italy and Spain

Farmers need irrigation

To keep livestock alive and for crops to grow

In Laungedoc, Southern France

An irrigation scheme was set up to help farmers

Forestry (Input, Output, Process)

Labour – Cutting down – Logs of wood

E.g. (Forestry Management)

Coillte, a state-body that manages the forests of Ireland

Based in

Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow

What do they do? (3)

Peatland restoration – Woodland restoration – Re-orientating estate management

Large-scale peatland restoration

Coillte and the EU LIFE Forestry Programme manages Ireland's bogs to improve carbon outcomes

Native woodland restoration

Over 500 hectares of native woodland habitats have been restored by Coillte

Re-orienting estate management

Coillte has a ten-year plan to focus on rewilding up to 30% of its forests