Present-day situation and potential of agricultural land use in Omsk region

Abstract

The article discusses the main characteristics of agricultural land use in the Omsk region: the size of land use by regions and agricultural organizations, their legal status; the state of their main production parameters - fertility, technological properties, location relative to economic centers and centers of economic influence on land use. These parameters mainly determine the production potential of agricultural land use. The land use was grouped by the size of the land used, which made it possible to calculate the share of land used in agricultural organizations on the basis of ownership and lease. The current disadvantages of land lease and their economic consequences are indicated. A significant variety of the basic dimensions and legal status of lands has been established both in the region as a whole and in the natural and agricultural zones. Based on the quality of land, their production potential has been determined. It is shown that their zonal differences form a heterogeneous production basis for agricultural production. To confirm this, an analysis was made of the influence of the production potential of the land on the efficiency of crop production, both for the basic farms of all natural and agricultural zones, and for the region as a whole. The conditions of the realization of the potential of the land are analyzed taking into account labor supply, fund provision and land qualities and their influence on the results and efficiency of agricultural production. Based on this, economic and organizational measures are recommended to reduce differences in the agricultural land use system of the region, as well as increase its production potential.