Agriculture of Crimea: major industries and their development

The economy of any country depends largely on agriculture. This type of activity allows you to correctly use the territory, get raw materials for making products, establish external relations through their exports, provide the population with food. The Crimean region is characterized by a high level of development of the industry. Despite the changes in the life of the territory, Crimean agriculture is still producing productively large areas of the food industry. In many ways, the climate of the region contributes to this, which makes it possible to enjoy high yields of grain, technical and fruit crops.

Grain economy

Agriculture of Crimea is based on cereals. Its steppe part, thanks to the climate and the state of the soil, is especially favorable for the cultivation of winter wheat. Krupka and Voroshilovskaya are common in the northwest, southeast and the Kerch peninsula. Nearly half of the total planting area of the Crimea is allocated for them . New technologies for cultivation of land and crops, development of other approaches to the use of agricultural machinery increase the yield of grain, making this industry profitable. At the same time, there are problems that affect the development of cereals. This is primarily a drought and dry wind. Such phenomena are the first enemy in the field crop field. They cause huge damage to grain and agriculture in general, which makes it necessary to expand the areas under forest belts and use local water resources more.

Viticulture

It is impossible to imagine the agriculture of the Crimea without making delicious and intoxicating wine. Wine cultivation was practiced on this territory from the earliest stages of its development. This branch is not only another visit card of the Crimea, but also an important component of the economy. Crimean grape wines are appreciated due to the variety and quality of grapes. The greatest attention is paid to the population of the southern Crimea. Minister of Agriculture A. V. Ryumshin and the government in general support the cultivation of grapes, because it provides raw materials for canning and champagne plants, special points for its processing. This fruit is not only grown, but also studied. A whole scientific research laboratory has been organized, which is aimed at the development of new varieties. It is their work that allowed the domestic product to stand out for better quality than, for example, French grapes.

Gardening

The branches of the Crimean agriculture are distinguished by their multidimensionality and a good level of development. His place among them is gardening, which is allocated a lot of foothill areas. Gardens can also be found in the steppe zone, but there they are not so yielding. The most common fruits for cultivation are pear and apple. In Crimea, you can try a variety of varieties of these gifts of nature and enjoy their unsurpassed taste. At one time the Nikitsky Botanical Garden helped to bring out new varieties and spread plums, cherries, figs, peaches, cherry plums, apricots, almonds and olives. Soil-climatic conditions of the Crimea allow to grow valuable heat-loving fruits, such as quince, oriental and Caucasian persimmon, hazelnuts and pecans. As they grow, they are freshly consumed rather quickly consumed locally or exported to other regions. But gardening is a seasonal activity, and therefore, their conservation is gaining in popularity.

Vegetable growing

Minister of Agriculture of Crimea rationally places emphasis in the development of the department. Supported and growing vegetables. Small areas of steppe and foothill areas are allocated for vegetable growing, which serves as raw material for industry. The most popular are the Crimean zucchini, tomatoes and peppers. These vegetables produce large yields with developed farming techniques. Agriculture of the Crimea to some extent depends on the fact that this territory is a resort, after all recreation places of a large number of people need to provide food. That is why the areas occupied with potatoes, carrots and other vegetables are increasing, new methods for caring for them and technologies for their collection are being developed, problems related to water access and dry winds are being solved. The greenhouse economy is widely supported in the Crimea , which does not limit the period of consumption of local vegetables by a specific season and attracts investors, and the size of the sown areas makes it possible to increase their cultivation for export.

Livestock raising

Sheep farming as a kind of pasture livestock farming is what the Crimea was first famous for. The development of agriculture in this territory made it possible to go further and organize the cultivation of pigs, cattle, goats. The main emphasis is on the development of livestock production of milk and meat, however in some areas beekeeping, poultry farming, and also the cultivation of horses and silkworms are common. The feeding base of the Crimea, the experience of other regions, new knowledge in various fields - all this allows us to grow a high-quality product that is in demand on the market and ensures the food independence of the region.