UKRAINE'S AGRICULTURE
Total Area: 603,550 sq km
Land Area: 579,330 sq km
Water Area: 24,220 sq km
Climate Description: Ukraine has a temperate continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The weather is influenced by humid air from the Atlantic Ocean. The precipitation is disproportionately distributed throughout the country: the most rain falls in the west and the north, and less falls in the south and the east.
Terrain Description: Ukraine's terrain is mostly steppes and plateaus. Mountains can be found in the west or in the extreme south.
Arable Land Use: 56.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.5%
Irrigated Land: 21,670 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 139.6 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 19.24 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 415.7 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: N/A
Environmental Current Issues: inadequate supplies of potable water, air and water pollution, deforestation, radiation contamination from Chernobyl
Total Labor Force: 19.59 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 5.6%
Agricultural Products Description: grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables, beef, milk
Land Area: 579,330 sq km
Water Area: 24,220 sq km
Climate Description: Ukraine has a temperate continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The weather is influenced by humid air from the Atlantic Ocean. The precipitation is disproportionately distributed throughout the country: the most rain falls in the west and the north, and less falls in the south and the east.
Terrain Description: Ukraine's terrain is mostly steppes and plateaus. Mountains can be found in the west or in the extreme south.
Arable Land Use: 56.1%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.5%
Irrigated Land: 21,670 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 139.6 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 19.24 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: 415.7 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: N/A
Environmental Current Issues: inadequate supplies of potable water, air and water pollution, deforestation, radiation contamination from Chernobyl
Total Labor Force: 19.59 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 5.6%
Agricultural Products Description: grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables, beef, milk
Corn, the most produced agricultural product in Ukraine, doubled in production, boosting the world corn supply in 2011.
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Ukraine's fertile soil, considered the most fertile possible, allows for the growth of a diverse variety of crops.
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