Cornwall is a county located in the south-west of England. it borders the Atlantic Ocean to its north and west, Devon to its east and the English Channel to its south.
Challenges in Cornwall
South West England is one of the UK's least ethnically diverse regions - 95% is White British
Seasonal, low-paying jobs
Cornish dairy farmers have been forced to switch to arable or vegetable farming
Big increase in soil erosion due to dairy pastures being ploughed up
COVID-19 - 1,322 deaths
Challenges in Cornwall
South West England is one of the UK's least ethnically diverse regions - 95% is White British
Seasonal, low-paying jobs
Cornish dairy farmers have been forced to switch to arable or vegetable farming
Big increase in soil erosion due to dairy pastures being ploughed up
COVID-19 - 1,322 deaths
The post-production countryside
A decline in employment prospects has led to a lack of opportunity, so Cornwall's young, well-qualified population leaves - causing a 'brain drain'. In 2011, Cornwall had England's lowest full-time average annual earnings of £25,155. Its problem is therefore how to build a higher-income economy that will provide year-round employment. At the same time, it has to bear the cost of derelict land from centuries of mining and quarrying.
National and local strategies for rural areas
1999-2007 EU funding program, Objective One, aimed to boost rural development by matching individual capital funds to reduce the risk of businesses failing in their first years.
Most successfully, Eden Project
Regional Aid - Enterprise zones incentives focus investment on a small area, which is then 'branded' to attract particular companies. Incentives in Cornwall include:
Council business tax discounts
A planning-free environment in which no planning permission is needed for building
