5.2. The UK agriculture. Most UK agriculture is intensive and highly mechanized, with the use of chemical fertilizers and insecticides routine. By European standards it is very efficient, although that does not necessarily make it profitable.
East Anglia and South East England have been centers for grain production, with some areas of South East England also specializing in market gardening. The county of Kent was so well-known for this that it is often referred to as the Garden of England and was particularly noted for hop growing. Over half of full-time farmers in the UK are devoted mainly to dairying or beef cattle and sheep. Dairy farming is prevalent in South West England.
5.3. The UK fishing industry. The UK is one of the world’s leading fishing nations. The fishing industry provides 59% by quantity of British fish supplies. A lot of coastal towns have large fishing industries.
5.4. The UK service sector is the dominant sector of the UK economy accounting for 65% of UK’s gross domestic product. It includes:
·retailing: UK has a mixture of large shopping facilities with both large “out of town” stores and in-town shopping centers;
·financial services: (stock exchange, now concentrated overwhelmingly in the City of London and Canary Wharf);
·tourism: the 6th largest industry in the UK and employs nearly 1,5 million people;
·insurance: UK has the world’s biggest insurance industry – with about 20% of the international market.