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FARM Activity in Volyn Oblast Volyn Agricultural Extension Service Volyn Agricultural Extension Service One of four agricultural extension service offices under the FARM Program, Volyn Agricultural Extension Service priorities are;
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Contact: The capital of Volyn oblast is Lutsk. The Oblast is located in marshy woodlands and forest steppe physiographic zones. Its size is 20,143 square kilometers, 3.3 % of the territory of Ukraine, 19th place among all the oblasts of Ukraine. Volyn borders Lviv and Rivne oblasts and is also bordered by the countries of Poland and Belarus. Volyn is administratively and territorially broken into 16 rayons. The population of Volyn as of January 1, 2004 was 1,048,800, 2.2% of Ukraine’s population. Volyn Oblast is an agrarian region, it has a flat relief, moderately warm temperate-continental climate with enough warmth and moisture, fertile black soil in the south and a little less rich sod-podzol soil in the north, vast forests, a dense network of rivers and lakes, the Oblast is compactly populated, 50% of residents live in rural areas. From an economic point of view most profitable areas remain the growth of grain, sugar beet, vegetables, potatoes, production of milk and milk products, meat and meat products. Information taken from the Volyn Oblast Baseline Study. "Development of village communities and increase of agricultural production profitability level of reclaimed areas" |
