Around half (54%) the country’s land area is farmed – approximately 4.2m ha – of which approximately 70% is used for arable cropping. Agriculture accounts for 2.9% of the national workforce, and its output is valued at €4.6bn. Crops make up 61% of the output, 39% being attributable to cereals and oilseeds.
Much of the cereal crop supports the country’s numerous breweries; at 166 litres per person, the Czech Republic is the world’s highest per capita beer-consuming nation.
Crops At Risk From Slug Damage
Native Slug Species
Arion hortensis (garden slug)
Tandonia budapestensis (keeled slug)
Deorcereas reticulatum (grey field slug)
Invasive Species
Arion vulgaris (Spanish slug)
Arxada slug pellets in Czech Republic
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