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Although typically known as the industrial base of the Soviet Union, agriculture is a large part of Ukraine's economy. Ukraine is one of the world's largest agricultural producers and exporters and is known as the "breadbasket" of Europe. [159] In 2008, agriculture accounted for 8.29% of Ukraine's GDP and by 2012 had grown to 10.43% of the GDP.
Organic map of Ukraine 2022 [1]. In Ukraine, as of 31 December 2022, the total area of agricultural land under organic production and in-conversion is 263,619 hectares (0.6% of the total area of agricultural land in Ukraine), including the area of organic agricultural land – 246,126 hectares, the area of agricultural land in-conversion – 17,493 hectares.
Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat.
Topographic map of Ukraine with borders and cities. Ukraine is the second-largest European country, after Russia, and the largest country entirely in Europe. Lying between latitudes 44° and 53° N, and longitudes 22° and 41° E., it is mostly in the East European Plain. Ukraine covers an area of 603,550 square kilometres (233,030 sq mi), with ...
UkrLandFarming is a Ukrainian agricultural company, registered in Cyprus [1] founded in 2007 by Oleg Bakhmatyuk, and as of 2022, one of the largest in the country. [2] [3] Controlling 670,000 hectares (1,700,000 acres) it is also the worlds eight largest company when measured by the acreage of controlled agricultural land.
The sale of agricultural land was illegal in Ukraine from 1992 to 2020, [8] but the soil, transported by truck, could be traded legally. According to the Kharkiv -based Green Front NGO, the black market for illegally acquired chernozem in Ukraine was projected to reach approximately US$900 million per year in 2011.
Ukraine is one of the world's top agricultural producers. [14] More than 55% of Ukraine's land is arable, and as of April 2022, provided employment for 14% of Ukraine's population. [14] Due to the proliferation of mines and other unexploded ordnance in agricultural areas, Ukraine's agricultural sector has suffered more than $6.6 billion in damages.