Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. IX
Written by Anton TRETIAK, Oksana SAKAL, Andrii KOVALENKO, Nataliia TRETIAK, Halyna SHTOHRYN, Halyna BYRKIV
The distribution of the drained lands of Ukraine over the land used areas is investigated, among which the highest economic value is agricultural land. It was found that there are a number of local factors that impede the effective sustainable use of drained land. Among the main factors in the short-term are a short list of crops and non-specialized short crop rotations, and in the long-term - inappropriate use of drained land. The result of such decisions was the reduction of yield potential on drained lands for almost all major crops. In order to eliminate the socio-economic and environmental obstacles to the effective use of drained land for crop production, the following areas of land use in Ukraine have been substantiated: a) cultivation of agricultural crops, traditional for the area where drainage amelioration is conducted, in premise the flax; b) increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the energy balance at both regional and national levels in terms of biomass, bio fuels and waste.
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