The necessity to improve melioration in agriculture in order to increase crop yields in regions suffering from draughts
https://doi.org/10.32634/0869-8155-2023-366-1-61-64
Abstract
Relevance. The modern development of agriculture in the Russian Federation is constrained by the problems of global climate change, which is expressed in the occurrence of frequent droughts that have a negative impact on grain production. In recent years, frequent droughts have begun to overcome previously unusual territories of the Ural Federal District, which includes the Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk and Kurgan regions. In these regions, it is suggested to develop land melioration programs to support irrigation initiatives of the main grain-producing regions for the sake of maintaining stable crops and preserving land fertility.
Methods. In the course of the study, a combination of analytical and statistical methods was used, as well as an analysis of regulatory legal acts in order to substantiate recommendations for improving the modern meliorative system in Russia for the purpose of agricultural land productivity growth. Statistical data on gross yields and productivity of the main crops in the Ural Federal District were studied using Rosstat data. The state of reclaimed lands was analyzed according to Rosreestr. The main legislative acts of the Government of Russia on the development of land reclamation until 2031 were analyzed.
Results. This study showed that there are not enough projects for the development of land melioration in the Ural Federal District. The current state of the lands used for irrigation is considered as unsuitable for use. It is proposed to amend Decree of the Government of Russia № 731 and publish data on reclamation facilities planned to be put into circulation until 2031.
About the Author
A. S. Strokov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anton Sergeevich Strokov, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Center of Agricultural and Food Policy
119571, Moscow, Vernadsky Avenue, 82
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Strokov A.S. The necessity to improve melioration in agriculture in order to increase crop yields in regions suffering from draughts. Agrarian science. 2023;(1):61-64. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32634/0869-8155-2023-366-1-61-64
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