Farming
About seven per cent of Sweden’s area is used for agriculture. The Swedish agricultural sector employs 1.5 per cent of the Swedish workforce. The harvest of corn, as seen here, is fairly unusual. Wheat, rapeseed, other oil plants and sugar beets are common in southern Sweden, while barley and oat is more important further north. Show more
Agriculture is of varying importance in different parts of Sweden due to different climate zones. The southern tip of Sweden is the most agriculturally productive. Sweden has quite short growing seasons in most parts of the country. Show less
Credits:
Karl Melander/imagebank.sweden.se
Region:
Southern Sweden Location: Gotland
Categories: Activities, Food & Drink, Outdoor, People, Day, Autumn
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Created: 2017-01-02
ID: 5665
