Agriculture ww2

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

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