Agriculture of the crimea.

Vocabulary

agricultural lands	сельскохозяйственные угодия
catch of fish	добыча рыбы
essential oil cultures	эфиромасличные культуры
food complex	продовольственный
food supply	продовольствие
horticulture	садоводство
internal reservoir	внутренний водоем
landmark	ориентир
outflow of cash	отток денежных средств
perennial plantings	многолетние насаждения
ploughed field	пашня
rape	рапс
raw materials base	сырьевая база
sage	шалфей
seeds	семечковые
state bulk purchase	государственные закупки
stones	косточковые
sub branches	подотрасля
to work out	вырабатывать
viniculture	виноделие
viticulture	виноградарство

The strategic landmark of the development of the agrarian sphere is a creation of strong raw materials base for development of food complex , capable to satisfy not only the needs of population and recreators in the main type of food supply, but also to increase the export potential of traditional Crimean branches: viticulture and viniculture, horticulture.

The total area of agricultural lands of autonomy forms more than 1800 ths.h.including ploughed field – 1262,2 ths.h., perennial plantings – 81,9 ths.h.

The main agricultural regions of the republic are Dzhankoysky, Pervomaysky, Krasnogvardejsky, Saksky, Kirovsky and Simferopolsky regions.

The climatic conditions of the Crimea allow to grow up on its territory the great part of agricultural cultures of the temperate zone and some subtropical cultures.

The horticulture in republic is presented by production of seeds (apples, pears) and stones (plums, peaches, apricots, sweet cherries). The climate of the region is favorable for cultivating essential oil cultures (the rose, lavender, sage), as well as raw materials for production bio fuel (the rape).

The Republic, being the major region of Ukraine in production of grape, is known exactly by its technical sorts, used for manufacturing of the high-quality vines, cognac and juice. About 120 ths. tones of grape are produced a year, and 14-16 mln.dcl. of vine materials are worked out. The export of viniculture products is carried out into 11 countries of the world.

Such sud branches as poultry farming, shep farming, pig raising and cattle breeding present the animal breeding.

The representative branch for autonomy is fishing, which is oriented to increase of catch of fish and other animals in Azov-Chernomorsk’s basin and internal reservoir.

At present the market of Autonomous Republic of Crimea is full of food products, produced outside the region. This leads to outflow of cash from republic. For stimulation of development of Crimean agricultural market is necessary to create the efficient owner, to grow up the feeling of the master on the land, to form land market, to undertake parity policy of the prices on industrial and agricultural products, intervention of the state bulk purchase product of the agrarian sector, to realize weighted financial-credit policy.

1. Read and learn the words of the vocabulary by heart

2. Read the text, translate it into Russian

3. Answer the questions.

1. What is the strategic landmark of the development of the agrarian sphere?

2. Is the total area of lands in the Crimea big enough to develop agriculture?

3. Why do the climatic conditions of the Crimea allow to grow up agricultural cultures?

4. What kind of grape sorts is the republic known?

5. Does the republic have any respective branches?

6. What must the government do for stimulation of development of Crimean agriculture?

4. Retell the text.

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