... by the taxpayer. With joining the European Community (EC), support for agriculture continued under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The CAP was extremely successful in boosting European agricultural output. As a result, by the 1980's, large surpluses of the more common crops were produced throughout the European Community, which resulted in quotas and setaside regimes being introduced to control production. Since the war UK agriculture has embraced new technology and practices at an unpredicted rate, mainly in the form of increased mechanisation, increased use of inorganic fertilisers and agrochemicals, and continuous improvement of plant varieties and livestock breeds. Agriculture now in the UK landscape occupies 75% of the land area and contributes 1.4% to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Agricultural Industry had adapted in the past and its future success will be as a result of its ability to continue changing in accordance to local, national and global changes in policy, climate, ...

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