Technique for determining the potential use of distured lands for agriculture and the algorithm of its application

The efficient use of land and its potential is hampered by a number of problems, among which are the problems of waste and disturbed lands. Considering that land plots are heterogeneous, there is a need to assess the potential for the use of waste and disturbed lands. It is proposed to meet this need through the use of the proposed methods: methods for determining the possibility of potential use of waste land (1) and disturbed land (2) for agriculture. Based on statistical, analytical, forecasting and modeling methods, as well as following the proposed algorithm for applying the techniques, it is possible come to a decision on the most rational use of the land potential of the land plot. The stages of the algorithm are presented as follows: determination of the site; definition of initial data; determination of the method; analytical stage; field stage; study of soil potential; mapping; modeling; verification of soil fertility; forecasting the use of the site; decision-making. The detailed technique for determining the potential use of the disturbed lands for agriculture reveals its relevance in the Kemerovo region, a region with the developed coal mining. So, for the period of 2003-2020 more than 33 thousand hectares were withdrawn from agricultural purposes, which roughly corresponds to the territory of the Tambov region, Belgium or Moldova. At the same time, the overwhelming part of lands were withdrawn in the most developed coal mining regions - Prokopyevsky (over 10.4 thousand hectares), Belovsky (more than 9.4 thousand hectares) and Novokuznetsk (more than 5 thousand hectares). The return of part of the disturbed land to the agricultural use due to the use of the technique (2) will reduce the negative effect of the coal mining industry and increase the efficiency of the land potential use.