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Agriculture in Western Ukraine

This region is rich in diverse 1)___________ and natural resources. Geographically it can be divided into the Western part (or Carpathians) and the North-Western part.

Carpathians region includes Lviv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions.

The total area is 56,6 thousands km² with the 2)_______________ reaching 6,1 mln people.

The agro-industrial complex of the area includes agriculture and processing industries.

In a forest-steppe area cattle 3)__________, pig breeding, grain planting, flax and sugar beet cultivation are widespread.

In the mountains the cattle breeding prevails. Due to the geological and climate conditions these lands can’t be used for arable planting. Therefore, sheep breeding traditionally played the leading role here. The steep mountain slopes are suitable for this agricultural sector. Polonyny or subalpine grasslands are covered with bilous – plant which only sheep can eat. Flax and potato are also popular here. In Zakarpattya region you can 4)___________ lots of households involved into viticulture, gardening and tobacco cultivation.

The North-western area consists of Rivne and Volyn region where 2,2 million people live. The total area is 40,3 thousand km². The average density of the population is 55 people per 1 km² which is the lowest rate in the country.

People 5)___________ cultivate rye, flax, hop, winter-crops, wheat, sugar beet and potato. However the region tends to live off cattle breeding: pig and sheep breeding, poultry, rabbit and fish farming, as 6)________ as beekeeping are popular.

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