Agriculture in Ukraine

Historically Ukraine was the agroindustrial country. The soil of chernozem which occupies 60 % of the Ukrainian earth, is natural riches of Ukraine. More than 40 % of all agricultural products of Ukraine are grown up without use of pesticides, as a result of it the Ukrainian meal is the most natural and safe in Europe.

Among all European countries Ukraines - the leader on cultivation of a sugar beet, buckwheat groats and carrots, it takes the second place on cultivation of wheat and tomatoes. 28 % of all population of Ukraine work in agriculture sector. After disintegration of the USSR in Ukraine there were farms and house economy. The quantity of farms therefore productivity has increased every year increased. A climate of Ukraine dry both cool within summer and cold and damp within winter.

Weather is approaching both for winter and for spring grain crops. Mid-annual level of deposits in Ukraine - approximately 600 millimetres, including approximately 350 millimetres during an agricultural season. From 60 million hectares of the earth approximately 42 million technical grain crops, fodder, vegetables, gardens, vineyards, and constant meadows and pastures are classified as an arable land which includes the processed earth under grain crops.

In 1998 the considerable quantity of sugar, beef, a sunflower, and fish Has been exported. The total cost of agricultural export has been estimated in $1 898 000 000. The biggest crop of a potato was in 1999ã., it has made 15.4 million tons. Last years the agricultural production has decreased because of reduction among tractors and combines. According to official data in 1991-1997ãã. The quantity of used tractors has decreased from 497 300 to 361 000.

For today Ukraine is in a stage of structural decomposition that is reflected in production efficiency decrease, work decline of productivity. Reforms which occur for the last few years in an agro-industrial complex, have not helped to meet crisis. As a result of the enterprise cannot carry out the activity effectively.

Many economy which have no enough money to buy the new technics, use old machines with low productivity. These machines pollute environment much more, than new. The biggest problem of agriculture in Ukraine is irrational use of the ground areas. Therefore the agriculture of Ukraine is characterised as unstable.

The considerable quantity of the enterprises has experienced financial difficulties in the market therefore have gone bankrupt. The quantity of the unprofitable enterprises makes now 87,4 % from the general number. Only manufacture of grain, bean and sunflower on former is favourable. All other branches of plant growing and animal industries are absolutely unprofitable.