Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Agriculture ww2
- Arable farming rose by 60%
- Northern Ireland provided 20% of Britain's egg requirement
- FExports of livestock, especially cattle and sheep, to Britain were worth £3 million each year
- 100,000 litres of milk per day were sent to Scotland.
- Northern Ireland’s important contribution to feeding the United Kingdom during the war was
achieved thanks to: The leadership of Basil Brooke, the Minister of Agriculture until 1943 The Dig
for Victory campaign The continued availability of fertilisers The dramatic rise in the number of
tractors
- alotments usedn to grow hoem food
- Stormont grounds used to grow crops and food for war effort
- queens university also used to grow crops and food