AGRICULTURAL LAND: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS

Abstract

The scientific article examines modern trends and prospects for the development of agricultural lands. The relevance of the research topic is due to the priority tasks of the state for the rational use of lands in the agricultural sector of the economy and the prevention of anthropogenic impact on soil degradation in agricultural production. The purpose of the scientific article is to study the state of the resource potential of agricultural lands, to identify the main factors influencing its development in the future. In the course of studying the problems, statistical methods of analysis of quantitative and qualitative indicators of the resource potential of agricultural lands were used. The methods of grouping and analyzing data from summary reports submitted by the structural bodies of land management of the country, based on materials of legislative and regulatory acts were applied. The monographic method was used in studying theoretical sources on the problems of the topic. It has been revealed that laws and regulations adopted at the state level are the main factor influencing the development of land relations in agriculture, at the current stage of transition from public ownership of land resources to state and private ownership. It has been determined that the factor reducing the intensity of land resource use is anthropogenic activity, which causes economic and environmental damage to agriculture. Soil degradation on lands is facilitated by climate change, atmospheric fluctuations, floods, drought, wind erosion. The research revealed that for the rational use of natural resources of agricultural production, overcoming land degradation, systemic state regulation of land relations is necessary. Practical recommendations for the future are given.