It is planned that by the end of the current year, the total area of land put into circulation may approach the 3 million hectare mark.
Russia continues to increase the capacity of its agricultural producers from year to year.
In particular, new lands are regularly put into circulation for this purpose. By the end of 2025, their total area may amount to 3 million hectares, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev.
He emphasized that work on putting land into circulation has been underway for quite some time, and the successes are noticeable.
Since the start of the relevant program, about 2.5 million hectares have already been put into circulation.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, in this regard, the government and farmers have two important tasks.
Firstly, it is necessary to maintain the current pace of putting agricultural land into circulation, which is quite high.
Secondly, it is important to increase the efficiency of using the existing land fund. In particular, it is important to use fertilizers and plant protection products, as well as timely update agricultural machinery and introduce modern digital tools, Patrushev believes.
Russian Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut added that at present, not only are new lands being put into circulation, but the largest inventory of all lands in history is being carried out at the same time.
Such work is currently actively underway in 73 Russian regions, and the government plans to complete it this year.
In particular, we are talking about creating a single federal map on which it will be possible to see all the lands that can potentially be put into circulation. In particular, we can talk about unused arable land.
In general, it is noted that from 2020 to 2025, Russia has seen a significant increase in grain production. Compared to the previous five-year period, it amounted to approximately 15%.
For oilseeds, this figure is even more impressive: 43%.
However, experts note that this is not enough: if Russia is going to start producing 170 million tons of grain per year by 2030, then the growth should be 25%, not 15%.
For this reason, it is necessary to increase the pace of the measures taken, including the introduction of new lands into circulation.
In parallel, it is necessary to conduct the selection of high-yielding plant varieties, and the restoration and maintenance of soil fertility.
A separate issue is the training of highly qualified personnel. According to the opinion of most experts, this is the key to achieving the set goals in the field of increasing agricultural production in the country.
