Ukraine for You - Agriculture

Agriculture

The agricultural sector is one of the leading sectors of the Ukrainian economy and one of the most promising areas of the country, especially in the context of the world food crisis. The fertile black soil, favorable climate, favorable geographical location, availability of labor make Ukraine attractive for investment in the agricultural sector.

Ukraine on the production of wheat, corn, sugar beet is 1, and the sunflower - 2nd place among the CIS states.

In the north and marshy woodlands of South-western area is a cool, humid climate and podzolic soil. It is very well grow flax and seeded grass. Besides cultivated grass for dairy cattle used meadows and woodland pastures.

Potatoes are grown more than in other areas. Crops are rye, oats, and buckwheat.

In the forest-steppe of Ukraine formed the most important area of sugar beet and winter wheat. It is help to moderate rainfall, and black earth. There are many gardens in the region. And there are vineyards in Transcarpathia.

In the South-West region more important has food, especially sugar. It gives the country more than 40% sugar.

In the southern region (where there is little rainfall and high temperatures in summer) on black (chernozem) and chestnut soils sown winter wheat, barley, sunflower, on irrigated land - rice.

On the coast of the Black Sea and the Crimea many orchards, vineyards, and in the steppes - watermelons, melons

The special place is occupied by bees and honey.

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