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One of the main reasons of a low and unstable development of agricultural production in Russia, together with unfavorable weather conditions, is an unsatisfactory state of croplands resulting in a constant decrease of soil productivity, which can be lost completely in the nearest future in vast areas of Russia. Total area of croplands in the country amounts to 222.1 mln. ha or 13% of land resources: 132.5 mln. ha - arable soils, 8 mln.ha - pastures and hay lands. The State pursues a policy of soil protecting and keeping up soil fertility. However these measures are not enough. Agricultural producers and farmers themselves must make efforts to increase efficiency in agriculture.
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Ovcharenko, M. (1996). Use of fertilizers in Russia is a factor of soil productivity. In: Rodriguez-Barrueco, C. (eds) Fertilizers and Environment. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 66. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1586-2_12
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