Implementation of the Far Eastern Hectare program as a tool to improve land management in the Khabarovsk Territory

Abstract

By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, an extremely serious migration situation had developed in the Far Eastern region of the Russian Federation, which was characterized by the alarming rate of population outflow from this already sparsely populated region of the country. Between 1991 and 2010, according to various estimates, the population of the Far East decreased by 1.8 million people or by 22%. Of all the constituent entities of the Russian Federation that are part of the Far Eastern Federal District, not one is characterized by positive population growth rates. In this regard, the Government has developed a number of measures aimed at breaking the tense migration situation. The so-called “Far Eastern hectare” has become the main instrument for the implementation of the new migration and economic policies in this region. The article sets forth material related to the development of proposals to ensure the sustainable development of rural territories of the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation through the implementation of the Far Eastern Hectare program. The practical significance lies in the fact that the results of the study can be useful in identifying and forming land for the Far Eastern Hectare program.