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CROFTING LIFESTYLE

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION > HUMAN LANDSCAPE > THE CROFTING SYSTEM

Crofting is a part-time occupation because the size of each croft is too small to provide a living.

Crofters have traditionally worked together to manage the land, and there are a number of different systems still in operation.

As the number of active crofters goes down and the financial importance of croft land decreases, it becomes harder to arrange to do tasks co-operatively.

Crofters traditionally work together to complete some tasks

Related topics: Rural development | Township management | Grassland management | Crop management