Snowdonia - Farming and Tourism
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Discussion on the need for farm diversification on Cadair Idris.
A farmer's wife from Snowdonia discusses the need for farm diversification, having started a bed and breakfast for walkers and tourists on the family farm on Cadair Idris.
From:
Mountain Fields of Vision
First Broadcast
:
26 September 2002
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14,14-16
Subject : Geography
Topic : Economic activity, Hill farming, Tourism
Keywords : Farming, Diversification, Agriculture, Snowdonia, Cadair Idris, Sheep farming, Bed and breakfast
Notes : Use clip as part of a larger unit of work on agriculture, especially as a case study for farm diversification and the challenges faced by hill sheep farmers in their everyday lives.
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