NATURAL RESOURCESIN 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

hens

geese

ducks

turkeys

Some people especially those who live in the outskirts keep such domestic animals

as goats and sheep

BEE KEEPING

GRAIN GROWING

wheat

ryerapeseed

barley

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

Cantharellus cibariusMarasmius oreades

Suillus luteusBoletus edulis

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.

FRUIT GROWING

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

pears

applesplumscherries

CREATORS

Kate RisunovaKseniya Sosnovskaya

Teacher – Irina VolynetsSlonim gymnasium 1

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