Abstract
The transition of water-deficient regions to sustainable agricultural development requires taking into account natural, economic and social factors, and restructuring of the sectoral and territorial structure of agriculture. In the case of the Crimean Peninsula, the most important factor was the interruption of water supply through the North Crimean Canal (April 2014). Hence, there was a need to revise the possibility of growing crops in dryland conditions. It has become practically impossible to grow rice, soybean, some vegetables, potatoes, grain corn, pome and stone fruits, etc. Farmers were forced to review grain and fodder crop rotation. They stopped growing crops that required systematic irrigation. Given these realities, a special place in crop rotation should have such plants as pea, chickpea, lentil, sainfoin, etc. The studies conducted by Crimean scientists and experience in commercial production stimulated farmers to grow essential oil crops since they are among the most promising. Viticulture based on the well-developed agriculture and vine growing in favourable areas of the Republic is also promising. Some pome and stone fruits that demand less irrigation are very promising for the Crimea too. Special attention should be paid to filbert, jujube, sweet almond, hazelnut, etc. Considerable efforts should be made to develop animal husbandry. The search for water at depths of 1-1.2 kilometres should be one of the ways to solve problems in the agro-industrial complex (AIC) of the Crimea, as well as wastewater treatment and their use for irrigation purposes. All the aforementioned changes are already taking place in the AIC. But they require significant acceleration and investments in prospective economic sectors.
Highlights
Sustainable development of the territories is possible when the use of natural, industrial and financial resources, as well as technological development and institutional transformations, are mutually agreed and meet the needs of present and future generations (Kotlyakov et al 1999)
We explore the conditions for sustainable development of water-deficient regions on the example of the Crimean Peninsula
There were irrigated arable lands on the peninsula. 460 thousand hectares were irrigated at the state level and 150 thousand hectares were so-called «satellites»
Summary
Sustainable development of the territories is possible when the use of natural, industrial and financial resources, as well as technological development and institutional transformations, are mutually agreed and meet the needs of present and future generations (Kotlyakov et al 1999). In different regions of the world, depending on natural conditions, the goals of sustainable development are achieved differently (Golubchikov et al 2017). We explore the conditions for sustainable development of water-deficient regions on the example of the Crimean Peninsula. The purpose of this research was to identify trends in the agriculture of the Crimean Peninsula and changes in its territorial and sectoral structure depending on changing natural, social and economic conditions. Dryland farming is labour-intensive and costly industry. Investing in it is associated with natural, technological and financial risks. It is impossible to compete with farmers, for example, from the Krasnodar Territory, who harvested over 60 cwt/ha over the past five years
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