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Primary Sector

The primary sector refers to economic activities that obtain basic resources directly from nature, such as agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing. In Spain, the primary sector makes up 4% of the active population and 3% of GDP. It provides raw materials to industry and the food industry contributes 15% of exports. While some areas are modern and productive, many regions have aging workers, low productivity, and small land holdings.

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Primary Sector

The primary sector refers to economic activities that obtain basic resources directly from nature, such as agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing. In Spain, the primary sector makes up 4% of the active population and 3% of GDP. It provides raw materials to industry and the food industry contributes 15% of exports. While some areas are modern and productive, many regions have aging workers, low productivity, and small land holdings.

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What is the primary sector?

Economical activities that obtain basic


resources directly from nature. It consists of:

-Agriculture

-Livestock farming

-Forestry

-Fishing

Highly diferences between devoloped and


less devoloped countries.

Spain: 4% of the active population and 3%


of GDP
The spanish primary sector

-One of the strongest in Europe

+35% of land used for agriculture

-It is make up raw materials for industry

-Food industry contributes 15% of exports

-Largest fleet in Europe (Galicia)

-An ageing workers and depopulated regions

-large number of medium and small holdings

-Low productivity in any traditional sector

-Most productive and modernizated areas:


Mediterrenean and andalusian coast
HUMID OCEANIC

-Atlantic-cantabrian coast (North)

-Rainy and mild weather

-Settlement is dispersed

-Not favourable for agriculture


+Only river valleys (meadow)

-Livestock farming
+Milk production (dairy cattle)
+ Beef and poultry

-Forestry is quite important


+Wood and paper pulp

-Galicia: important fishing and aquaculture-


Shellfishing (Bateas)
CONTINENTALISED
MEDITERRANEAN

-Inland of peninsula

-Dry and cold winter weather

-Settlement is nucleated

-Extensive rainfed cultivation of almond,


olive trees and vineyards
+Rioja, Ribera de Duero

-Irrigated areas: vegetables, cereals


(wheat), forage and industrial plants

-Important Livestock farming (pigs)

- Extensive sheep farming

-Dehesa: extensive cultivation combined


with traditional farming (ibericos)
WARM MEDITERRANEAN

-Mediterranean coast, Guadalquivir valley


and south of Extremadura

-Settlement is nucleated and high


urbanisation in the coast

-Rainfed cultivation as in inland (olive,


almond and fruit trees)

-Irrigated cultivation is widespread


+Fruits and vegetables
+Advanced farming tecniques
+ High water consumption

-One of the most productive areas in Europe

- Livestock farming as a secondary activity


HUMID MOUNTAIN

-Highest altitudes of peninsula

- sparse population

-Relief and climate do not favour cultivation

-Extensive Livestock farming

-Forestry as the most important activity


CANARY ISLANDS

- Scarce and volcanic soils on the coast

-Export product as bananas (platano)

-Plantations of tropical fruits


+mango, avocado, pinneaple

-Secondary livestock farming of goats

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