1. Agriculture In Deutschland By: Chelsea Gobourne Candidate Number: 001090-049 Landwirtschaft

2. What Is Agriculture?? The production of crops, livestock, or poultry by cultivating land, feeding, and breeding. FARMING

3. What Makes Up Deutschland's Economy?? Animal Production Organic Farming Forestry Cattle Stock Viticulture and Wine Production

4. Chief Agricultural Products Milk Pork Beef Poultry Cereals Potatoes Wheat Barley Cabbages Sugar beets In some regions wine, fruits, and vegetables play an important role.

5. :Wine by the Rhine: The German Wine yard

6. Regions Containing Agriculture Agricultural products vary from region to region. Northern Germany (flat terrain) and eastern regions produce; cereals and sugar beets. Hilly terrain and mountainous land are used to produce; vegetables, milk, pork, or beef.

7. Agriculture Facts Fruit orchards and vegetable farms surround the large cities. Southern and western Germany’s river valley’s along the Rhine and the Main, are covered with vineyards. Cereal and sugar beets are produced in northern Germany. 60% of Germany is used for agriculture and forestry.

8. Agriculture Facts Continued… Agriculture Products are exported to many countries. Germany buys a quantity of bananas. Germany produces and sells grain products.

9. Governmental Intervention The federal and state governments, in their turn, provided financial assistance for agricultural development, land consolidation, village renewal, and construction of country roads. Special funds were available for disadvantaged areas where agriculture was an important economic and social factor.

10. Deutschland… Annually produces about DM84 billion worth of goods Purchases goods for around DM52 billion Uses over 80 percent of land for agriculture and forestry Is the largest producer of milk, pork and rapeseed Is the second largest producer of cereals and potatoes, sugar beet and beef Is world-renowned for its beer

11. Agriculture Map of Germany