NATURAL RESOURCES IN SLONIM REGION Slonim district is

NATURAL RESOURCES IN SLONIM REGION

Slonim district is located in the south of Grodno Region. Farmland occupies about 51. 3% of the region. The region specializes in meat and milk industry, flax growing, poultry cultivation, grain, fodder and potato farming. There are four agricultural companies, ten cooperative societies, a farm and a battery farm in the region.

CATTLE BREEDING

PIG BREEDING

Poultry keeping ducks hens turkeys geese

Some people especially those who live in the outskirts keep such domestic animals as goats and sheep

BEE KEEPING

GRAIN GROWING barley wheat rye rapeseed

Forests offer a diverse set of habitats for different plants – mushrooms, flowers, berries and herbs

Forests offer a diverse set of habitats for different plants – mushrooms, flowers, berries and herbs Marasmius oreades Cantharellus cibarius Boletus edulis Suillus luteus

There is an agricultural firm “Ryschytsy” that specializes in vegetable growing. Besides, a lot of people have kitchen gardens and dachas where they grow tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, cabbages, pepper.

cherries plums apples pears Our town is very beautiful especially in spring when the gardens are in blossom. Apples, cherries, pears and plums are grown there.

CREATORS Kate Risunova Kseniya Sosnovskaya Teacher – Irina Volynets Slonim gymnasium 1 Belarus