Rational use of land resources as a factor for ensuring food security of the country
The article deals with the rational use of agricultural land in the Republic of Tajikistan. The urgency of the work is due to the fact that the achievement of effective results in the use of land resources, as a special task of the national economy and its integral part - agriculture, as well as agro-economic science, is closely connected with the development of new methods, ways and methods of land use in general and “year-round” forms in particular. Without solving this problem, it is not possible to increase the efficiency of the functioning of the economic complex of the republic, to ensure the sustainable development of the country and, thus, to guarantee food security. In the article, the zonal distribution of agricultural production in order to obtain a high yield is considered and, thus, food security for the rapidly growing population of the country. It is noted that to determine the rational ways and parameters of the development of agricultural production, the assessment of the potential opportunities and economic prerequisites of individual zones, as well as natural and economic factors of their use, is of particular importance. Proposed new approaches to land use, taking into account climate change and the full range of conditions conducive to obtaining two or more yields per hectare. The necessity of year-round use of land resources is justified in order to ensure the food security of the country in the context of market reforms carried out by the Government in the agricultural sector of the Republic of Tajikistan.