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KENT’ S RURAL ECONOMY
TO UNDERSTAND KENT’ S RURAL ECONOMY, IT’ S HELPFUL TO GRASP WHAT THE TERM MEANS ON A NATIONAL SCALE. ACROSS THE UK AS A WHOLE, RURAL ECONOMY REFERS TO THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND SYSTEMS THAT OPERATE WITHIN THE COUNTRY’ S RURAL AREAS- THOSE PARTS OF THE UK LOCATED OUTSIDE OF MAJOR URBAN CENTRES AND CITIES. TYPICALLY, THESE AREAS HAVE LOWER POPULATION DENSITIES AND MORE AGRICULTURAL LAND USE, WITH THEIR ECONOMIES BASED AROUND AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, TOURISM, RURAL SERVICES, SMALL BUSINESSES AND NATURAL RESOURCES. PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING NATIONAL FOOD PRODUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT( THROUGH RESPONSIBLE CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND MINDFUL DECISION-MAKING), HERITAGE AND THE GENERAL WELLBEING OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THE UK’ S RURAL ECONOMY IS SHAPED BY VARIOUS FACTORS INCLUDING GOVERNMENT POLICY, PLANNING REGULATIONS, MARKET FORCES, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC TRENDS.
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