METHODOLOGY, RESULTS AND PROSPECTS OF STATE MONITORING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND IN KRASNODAR TERRITORY

The article presents the methodology and shows the results of state monitoring of agricultural land carried out in certain municipalities of Krasnodar Territory from 2000 to 2010. It has been established that for a long period in Krasnodar Territory there are problems in the use and protection of agricultural land, there is no up-to-date information about their quality condition, the centralized system of monitoring and inventory of land does not work, the land management system is destroyed, state planning and forecasting of land use for the future is not carried out. The conclusion is made that it is necessary to update the materials of the soil survey, regular monitoring and inventory of land at the municipal and regional levels, to develop schemes for prospective use of agricultural land with anti-erosion measures for each municipality.