The Fields and Farms of Central Russia as Seen from Space

A. A. Medvedev ()
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A. A. Medvedev: Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences

Regional Research of Russia, 2022, vol. 12, issue 1, S65-S73

Abstract: Abstract— The use of satellite images in the research provides a detailed picture of shrinkage of agricultural lands in Central Russia. Since the 2000s, the concentration of agricultural production has been in the suburbs of large cities, where it takes advantage of accumulated investments, labor resources, and sales opportunities. This runs in parallel with the re-development by large enterprises in areas with better natural conditions, which are sometimes remote from major cities, but are connected with them with good roads. These trends are confirmed by maps compiled on the basis of remote sensing image interpretation. The paper presents contemporary cultivated agricultural lands and deposits highlighting differences in the degree of land abandonment between and within the regions of the Central Federal District of Russia. A methodology has been developed for determining the degree of safety of livestock complexes by the nature of the infrastructure: the state of farms, silos pits, roads, accumulations of equipment, etc. A comparison of the current state of livestock farming with the late Soviet state is carried out on the basis of a comparison of contemporary remote sensing data and large-scale topographic maps of relevant time periods. Based on these data different types of livestock enterprises have been identified: completely abandoned, partially abandoned, operating, re-developed, and new agro-industrial complexes.

Keywords: agriculture; land use; remote sensing data; interpretation; sown areas; abandoned lands; livestock complexes; infrastructure; farms; agricultural holdings; Central Russia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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