IGCSE Geography / Rural environments

Farm diversification revision notes

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 5: Rural environments, specification point 5.3a, 5.S4. Part of the full course.

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Farm diversification means adding new ways for a farm to earn money alongside its usual crops and animals. It can reduce the effect of unstable farm incomes, but each new income stream also has risks.

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