Land reclamation in the Jewish Autonomous region

Abstract

Based on the materials of the survey of unused lands of the TRANS-Baikal territory on the area of 205 824 hectares., their expert assessment was carried out for the meliorative state, economic suitability and nature of land use. We used satellite geocards, as well as photo and video reports of field sites obtained using quadrocopters. Due to the monsoon climate on a flat territory, the economic suitability of land is largely determined by its reclamation state. Mineral and organic (peat) soils, which are complex objects of drainage, are subject to waterlogging. The introduction of fallow lands into circulation will double the area of arable land, up to 300 thousand hectares, which creates prerequisites for the intensification of crop production, the creation of a feed base and the development of the livestock industry.