Countryside and Farming

Questions on Countryside and Farming were asked in the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey in 2004.

Questions on the Environment, which included some related to the countryside and farming, were asked in the Young Life and Times (YLT) Survey in 2025.

ARK Resources

• Clean and green: Young people’s attitudes to environmental goals, by Jonny Hanson (Research Update 164).
• A 'green and pleasant land?' Public attitudes to the countryside in Northern Ireland, by Sally Shortall (Research Update 47).
• A seminar based on the 2004 questions on countryside and farming was held on 29 November 2006.

Links

• The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs is responsible for farming and countryside matters in Northern Ireland.
• The Ulster Farmers' Union represents farmers and growers in Northern Ireland.
• The Rural Community Network is a voluntary organisation established by local community organisations to articulate the voice of rural communities on issues relating to poverty, disadvantage and community development.

Maintained by Paula Devine