Iceland Agriculture

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Located at a latitude close to the one of Trondheim (Norway), Iceland (265,000 inhabitants) has a cold moderate Atlantic climate. There are only few in-soil cultures (potatoes, carrots) because of the short vegetative season. Moreover, there are almost no fruit trees. Consequently, the large majority of vegetables and the totallity of fruits are imported. Icelandic agriculture employs only 2% of the working population.

As far as fishing is concerned, it is more developed since it employs 8% of the working population, and a large part is exported.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 6,000 hectares for Iceland.

Number of farms:

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Potatoes	9,500	700	135,714

Livestock

Number of tractors:

10,519

Irrigated land (surface area):

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
99,804 Tm.	2,105,673 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

1,616,033 Tm.