Breton agriculture

Whereas the Breton agriculture , with leaving the Second world war, was poor and not very effective, the agricultural revolution made this area a model, with an effective and modern agriculture, but not without dangers to the environment (water pollution by nitrates inter alia).

For 50 years, Breton agriculture has changed considerably. In 1950, its peasants were poor and pained with living, because they did not produce enough and did not emphasize the Breton grounds. Since, this agriculture, which appeared first of all in the Finistere and had the appearance of a pionnière there, became a regional model; it practices the intensive ]], which enables him to compete with the agriculture of two joined together countries - thus, it [[Australia]] and it [[Belgium]]. On a French scale, it accounts for 14% of the national production: 55% of the production of [[pig]] S, 47% of the production of [[poultry]] S and of eggs, 31% of the production of [[calf]] X of butchery, 20% of the production of milk, and all that for only 5% of the population and the territory nationals. This agricultural revolution is particularly spectacular because of its growth, extremely fast. The strong trade unionism also took part in this success. This production has as an outlet principal agribusiness industry, it also very present in the area. This agriculture represents nevertheless dangers to the environment. The liquid manure and the manure which the peasants use release in the grounds and the rivers of the harmful substances: initially, nitrogen. This pollution of the rivers ends up contaminating the ground water, which represents a threat for the public health. Already, the tap water was declared unhealthy in several Breton communes. Moreover, this nitrogenized pollution supports the development of tons of algae on the Breton beaches, which puts at evil the significant market tourism. Lastly, this change deeply modified the landscapes: the natural meadows are much fewer, and quantity of hedges and slopes of the woodlands were destroyed, which involved the acceleration of the streaming of water, and, in correlation, the speed of erosion of the grounds. [[Category: Economy of Brittany]] [[Category: Agriculture in France

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