Organic farming in Russia (review article)

The study conducted a literature review on the state of organic farming in the agricultural sector of Russia. It is noted that due to the active development of industry, energy, transport and chemicalization of agriculture, the anthropogenic load on the environment has increased, this entailed the need to develop this area of the agro-industrial complex. The features of growing agricultural crops are indicated, taking into account the principles of organic farming: the complete exclusion of the use of artificial mineral fertilizers, pesticides, genetically modified organisms, growth regulators. At the same time, organic agriculture is based on the use of modern plant varieties, crop rotations, plant residues, legumes, green fertilizers, biological methods of pest and disease control, mechanical soil cultivation, and also meets the documented requirements. Research considers the prospects for the development of organic agriculture in the agricultural sector of the Russian Federation, highlights the successive stages of the formation of modern organic farming. Measures to support this direction at the state level are analyzed, it is reflected what standards in the country are currently regulating the production of organic products, several reasons are considered that hinder the development of the organic market in Russia. It was emphasized that organic agriculture is not only a way to obtain environmentally friendly products, but also an alternative to today's intensive farming. It is concluded that the production of ecologically clean agricultural products, the production of which is based on the principles of organic farming without the use of chemicals, is one of the key indicators that form a high level of development of the "green" economy of our country, and is a promising area that requires support at the level of state policy.