Peasant Economy Research Articles

Peculiarities of the subjective composition of permanent land users

The article is devoted to the topical issues of legal regulation of relations regarding the acquisition of land plots of the respective designated purpose on the terms of permanent use. The author conducts a historical analysis of perpetual usufruct starting from 1918 when landowners transferred land to peasants without redemption. Considerable attention is paid to the characterization of the Land Code of 1990, with a list of individuals and legal entities to whom land plots were granted on the right of permanent use. The author analyzes in detail the case law on the transfer of the right of permanent use acquired in accordance with the established procedure before January 1, 2002 by an individual for the purpose of running a peasant (farm) to a farm with the status of a legal entity, as well as the transfer of such title to successors as a result of reorganization, regardless of the organizational and legal form and type of activity. The author identifies a list of clear steps for the possibility of re-registering the right of permanent use or lease from the founder (participant) of an individual to a farm as a legal entity. The author characterizes the types of activities which may be carried out by permanent land users on agricultural land plots. Based on the results of the analysis of the regulatory framework and case law, the author formulates a list of entities which may currently have the right to permanent use of land plots. Among them: 1) legal entities that may acquire land plots in accordance with Part 2 of Article 92 of the Land Code of Ukraine; 2) individuals who have land plots for personal (subsidiary) farming; 3) individuals who have land plots for peasant (farm) farming; 4) farms that have land plots for running a peasant (farm) economy; 5) legal entities listed in Article 7 of the Land Code of 1990, if they continue their activities, and in case of reorganization – their legal successors, regardless of the organizational and legal form and type of activity.

INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES IN MARKET SQUARES

The article examines market squares as connecting points between rural and urban areas, hosting diverse activities. Focused on Colombia and Mexico, the research employs qualitative methods, including case studies and direct observation, with analysis through Atlas.Ti. It highlights the positive impact of farmers' markets on strengthening the productive system and rural development, contributing to the urban food system, and creating opportunities for social innovation. Market management is based on a model of spontaneous relationships, emphasizing exchange and coexistence, especially in fresh and locally harvested products. Trade, centered on primary sector products, supports the transitioning peasant economy. The prevalence of informality, socially approved, is acknowledged. The SWOT analysis reveals weaknesses requiring innovative strategies, especially in environmental aspects such as organic waste management and noise pollution. These challenges require attention for future improvements.

Farming Mountains and Herding Sheep: A Study of the Peasant Economy in the Northern Section of the Lüliang Mountains in Modern Times

Abstract The peasant economy has been a focal point of academic interest, with existing research primarily concentrated on the plains, leaving mountainous areas less explored. Different ecological environments have shaped distinct forms of peasant economies. The Lüliang Mountains, as a typical agrarian-pastoral mixed zone, has typological significance among peasant economic formations in that it is characterized by extensive cultivation with meager yields and an integration of agriculture and animal husbandry. In modern times, peasants have cultivated vast mountainous lands, planted a variety of cash crops, and established close ties with the market. Reliance on pastoral activities has supplemented the family economy, leading to a rational and efficient division of labor within households. This division manifests horizontally and vertically with younger members herding and older members either tending the fields or working in sidelines, thereby achieving a balanced distribution of labor and resilient family survival. Behind the seeming uniformity of the peasant economy, regional specificity remains hidden and awaits exploration. The particularities of regional ecological environments and the production factors of the peasant economy are crucial areas for research.

The Contrasting Footprint of Labour and Capital in Post‐colonial India

ABSTRACTIndia's struggle for independence held the promise of an end to poverty and redemption from the communal‐cum‐class‐based inequality which had kept the peasant economy backward. But the planned substitution of the agrarian‐rural fabric for an industrial‐urban way of life failed to materialize. Casualization and contractualization of waged work indicated that labour had become thoroughly commodified in a state of ongoing footlooseness. It was a proletarianization which did not allow for the collective action precondition to raise and settle the social question. The onslaught of neoliberal capitalism in the last quarter of the 20th century ended the brokerage of the nation state to secure the interests of labour next to those of capital. Less than 10 per cent of the workforce has continued to enjoy formalized occupational engagement, mainly in the downgraded public economy. Corporate capital in collusion with statist autocracy has not only effectuated the deregulation of employment but also abandoned the legal code of formality. The outcome is a state of lawlessness for the people at the bottom of the pile. Besides big business, politics and governance are identified in this reconfiguration as stakeholders in a brutal regime of informality, erosive of equality, democracy, welfare and civil rights.

Recreation potential of agro-tourism

The article examines the essence of recreational potential, in particular in the context of agrotourism, taking into account the needs of vacationers and the proposed agrotourism product. The concept and meaning of recreation, as a way of meeting the relevant needs of a person and improving the quality of his life, the differences between the categories of "tourism" and "recreation", as well as the forms and functions of recreation that are implemented or possible to be implemented in rural tourism and agrotourism are considered. The essence and features of the formation of the recreational potential of agritourism are highlighted, taking into account the macro conditions in the country, primarily safety, and the tourist and recreational potential of the destination. The complex and multifaceted nature of the recreational potential is noted, it is claimed that the components of the potential are resources, competences and tools that determine potential opportunities, but the possibilities of its implementation depend on the conditions, productivity and efficiency of the economic entity. Attention is drawn to the fact that the recreational potential of agritourism is determined by the product offered by its subjects, in particular by their quality, and by the capacity of the market that they are able to satisfy. The role of providers of agro-tourism services in the formation of recreational potential in accordance with the needs, requirements and preferences of customers is considered, in particular, the need to expand the range of recreational services, in particular sports, to specialize their activities and to personalize the recreational offer. The tourist and recreational potential of rural areas, which is determined by natural features, traditions and ecological cleanliness, has been studied. In the context of agritourism, agricultural recreation is considered, including participation in agricultural work, life activities of the peasant economy and local events. It is noted that the recreational potential of agritourism is largely formed outside the boundaries of agricultural estates, but primarily depends on the individuality and creativity of service providers. Emphasis is placed on the importance of developing individualized recreational activities that meet the needs of vacationers and reflect local traditions and culture. It is emphasized that the effective use of recreational potential is the main prerequisite for successful management in the market of agro-tourism services.

Legal problems of the production of agricultural raw materials for baby food

The article analyzes modern legal problems of the production of agricultural raw materials for baby food in Ukraine, taking into account the latest legislative changes in the field of baby food production, organic agricultural production, state control over the use of genetically modified organisms in the manufacture of food products.
 It has been established that the improvement of the legislation in the field of child nutrition should be carried out by making amendments and additions to the Law of Ukraine «On Child Nutrition» in order to bring its prescriptions into line with EU requirements, and not to cancel the specified special Law. Given the specifics of baby food and the importance of guaranteeing its quality and safety, replacing a separate special law with one article in the Law of Ukraine «On Basic Principles and Requirements for the Safety and Quality of Food Products» is hardly expedient.
 Taking into account the specific legal nature of a personal peasant economy, the author proves that persons who run such an economy can produce raw materials for baby food products, subject to compliance with legal requirements for the quality and safety of such raw materials. Based on the latest legislative changes in the field of legal provision of biosafety of Ukraine, the article proposes to legislate the possibility and necessity of using organic agricultural products as raw materials for baby food before creating an effective system of state control in the field of use and circulation of genetically modified organisms.
 In order to ensure the constitutional right of the child to sufficient, high-quality and safe nutrition, the author considers it expedient to conduct in-depth scientific research on these issues and make appropriate scientific conclusions and recommendations on improving the current legislation in this area, taking into account the requirements of EU legislation on the adaptation of the national agricultural, food, environmental and other legislation regarding the production of agricultural products for baby food.

The Theories of “Differential Optimums” and “Vertical Integration” and Their Implications for China

Abstract Chayanov, outside of his theoretical analysis of how peasant households are distinctive for being at once a production and a consumption unit, and the multiple implications of that fact, has made two other major theoretical contributions, one making clear that peasant economies observe the logic of “differential optimums” rather than the simple logic of economies of scale, the other having to do with the need for co-operatives for “vertical integration” of small peasant economies, in order to preserve for the peasants more of the value of their products in the BIG MARKET. The former can be readily observed in the “new agriculture revolution” of the Chinese economy in the past few decades; the latter can be readily seen in the striking modernization of the “East Asian” (i.e. Japan, South Korea, and the Taiwan area) economies since 1945. China’s annual “Number One Documents” about agriculture of the past two decades have shown how the country first mistakenly tried to imitate the simple scale-economy logic of the United States, and then shifted since 2018 toward a new emphasis on the peasants as the principal agents of agricultural development and of peasant villages as the basic unit for agricultural co-ops. Those have been the basis for new advances as well as for reinterpretations and modifications of Chayanov’s two major theoretical visions.

Navigating the Nexus between Rural Revitalization and Sustainable Development: A Bibliometric Analyses of Current Status, Progress, and Prospects

Achieving sustainable rural development is challenging. However, revitalizing the rural economy is one of the most suitable strategies to overcome sustainable development problems. The rural revitalization strategy aims to create an idealized sustainable development model for rural areas which can avoid the current crisis and utilize institutional advantages to overcome the survival challenges of mostly small-scale peasant economies. The logic of the rural revitalization strategy lies in its essential value implication and practical orientation for consolidating the foundation in rural areas, including its characteristics and its ability to realize long-term sustainable development. There is growing interest in research on rural revitalization and sustainable development, but the current status, trends, and progress are unknown. This study examines the most recent advancements in research patterns for rural revitalization and the promotion of sustainable development from 1995 to 2023. It accomplishes this by thoroughly evaluating and analyzing published scholarly material. We performed a bibliometric analysis of the literature obtained from the Scopus database using VOS Viewer software version 1.6.15. We examined a total of 403 articles and evaluated them, focusing on the precise terms “Rural Revitalization” and “Sustainable Development”. We found that post-2018, there has been a notable surge in the popularity and acceptance of research related to these topics. China ranks first in terms of publishing the greatest number of research articles. The journal Sustainability has published the most articles on sustainable development and rural revitalization, followed by Land and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The Journal of Rural Studies published the most cited document. Exciting research areas include the conservation of natural resources, ecosystem cities, and rural revitalization strategies. The research findings thoroughly evaluate academic output and propose thematic areas for further investigation.

Крестьянское коневодство Российской империи во второй половине XIX — начале XX века: историографический аспект

This study is an attempt at a historiographical analysis of research works into the history of peasant horse breeding in the Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th — early 20th century. The work delineates historiographical periods, identifies the focal points covered in the literature and outlines avenues for future exploration. Monographs, dissertations and research articles reporting findings on peasant horse breeding served as sources of the study. Pre-Soviet, Soviet and modern historiographical periods are distinguished. Although the first works on the issue appeared in the pre-Soviet period, most were opinion pieces. In the Soviet period, the Marxist-Leninist ideology prompted historians to delve into the peasant economy. Yet, horse breeding by peasant farms was considered only in passing in works whose geographical scope extended to the entire territory of European Russia or groups of several regions. Modern historiography of the issue features studies emphasising the regional features of peasant horse breeding in provinces of the Russian Empire in the s period. However, the state of the peasant horse breeding economy in many provinces of Russia has received little scholarly attention in the country, alongside comparative analysis of peasant horse breeding across regions or exploration of how central departments, zemstvos and public organisations contributed to the modernisation of the industry.

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Emancipation Reform in Pavlovskoe Estate of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich

The article examines the process of emancipation of peasants and redemption operation in the estate of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, located between Tsarskoe Selo and Pavlovsk. The article reveals economic situation in Finnish villages and Fedorovskii Posad that were part of the estate. The authors consider the content and peculiarities of the charters and redemption documents for these settlements, which are kept in the Russian State Historical Archive (RGSH). The views of Konstantin Nikolaevich, who headed the Main Committee on Peasant Affairs and the Organization of the Rural Estate, on the rules of emancipation of peasants in the royal estates are analysed. The article studies the arguments of the ministers M. N. Murav’ev and V. F. Adlerberg, who disagreed with the proposal of Konstantin Nikolaevich to liberate peasants from the Pavlovskoje estates on the basis of the Provisions of February 19, 1861. The authors conclude that the conditions of emancipation of the peasants in Pavlovskoje estate, as well as the pre-reform condition of the peasant economy, were markedly more favorable than those of the peasants in other estates of the Tsarskoselskii district. The peasants signed the charter deeds offered to them, but were in no hurry to switch over to the buyout. The delay in carrying out the redemption operation in the estate was caused by the peasants’ unwillingness to immediately switch to redemption on the terms less favorable to them offered by the owner. It was not until the early 1880s, after the reduction of redemption payments, that mandatory redemption operations were concluded.

Забезпечення українських хліборобів насінням: досвід вирішення проблеми (1919 р.)

The article examines the problem of providing agricultural producers with seed material in order to overcome the food crisis, which intensified with the occupation of Ukraine by the Russian Red army in 1919. As a result of the bolshevik agrarian reform, according to which the landlord and productive, profitable peasant economy was eliminated, the well-established system of sowing grain, vegetables, technical and other crops was disrupted. This also had a negative impact on the quality of sown areas, the disappearance of high-quality, high-yielding variety seeds, the spread of low-quality, low-quality seed material compared to what was previously produced by landlord and peasant profitable farms. It was established that these two groups of agricultural producers actually satisfied the state’s needs in food products, especially the bread and fodder component. The bolsheviks bet on the landless and landless strata of the rural population, giving them land allotments. At the same time, the government did not provide them with seeds, live labor, livestock, and generally means of production. Millions of farms were effectively excluded from agricultural production. The newly born Soviet empire was faced with the problem of hunger, the food crisis covered cities, industrial centers, and a multimillion-strong army. It is shown that, at the behest of V. Lenin, workers’ food armed detachments were sent from Russia to Ukraine with the aim of collecting bread and food products for the Russian population from the Ukrainian peasants. The so-called «fixed prices» established by the authorities did not cover the peasants’ expenses for the grown crops. Procurement units resorted to violent requisitions due to the reluctance of peasants to give the results of their hard work almost for nothing: grain, food products, and technical raw materials. Harvesters also confiscated seed material from farms, millions of bushels of which were exported to Russia. Ukrainian farmers faced the problem of sowing their own acreage. Attention is focused on the activities of government and land bodies in relation to solving the issue of providing the peasants with seed material for the seed company of 1919, harvesting seeds for the future.

Breeding characteristics of farm guinea fowls

The time at which poultry reaches sexual maturity affects the economic profitability of the farm. The timing may vary under the influence of feeding, lighting and other conditions, the stability of which in individual farms is difficult to maintain at the same level. Tests of poultry for productive qualities and breeding indicators were carried out in 2021-2022 at the K.A. Zhdanov peasant (farming) economy, (Voronezh region, Ramonsky district, Novopodkletnoye village) on guinea fowl of the selection core line VBA-1 (Volga white autosex). Studies have shown that early selection of laying hens and breeding males before the start of flock reproduction increases the proportion of highly productive birds. The maximum number of fertilized eggs (90.42±4.29 - 92.71±3.07%) was obtained from early and mid-ripening laying hens that reached the age of puberty at 231-244 days. Early-ripening guinea fowl had a significant (P

Characterization of the family economy of the La Hermosa farm in the village of La Libertad in Florencia - Caquetá

The peasant family economy in the La Hermosa farm, located in the La Libertad hamlet of Florencia, Caquetá, faces significant challenges due to the disarticulation of the community and the lack of inclusion of plot holders in communal projects. This study analyzes the family economy of the farm, characterized by the multifunctionality of its activities, including swine, poultry and agricultural production. The main economic activity is swine farming, which generates income in the short and medium term, allowing for continuous production cycles. Poultry production, divided between egg and chicken production, contributes additional income, while bread crops are essential for family nutrition and food sovereignty. The peasant economy on the farm is characterized by the active participation of family labor and its articulation with local markets. However, marketing faces obstacles such as the poor condition of tertiary roads and increased transportation costs. Short marketing circuits allow a direct relationship between producers and consumers, favoring the sale of fresh and organic products. This work highlights the importance of implementing agroecological practices and sustainable production systems that preserve biodiversity and contribute to food security and sovereignty. It also emphasizes the need for policies that strengthen the peasant family economy, guaranteeing its economic viability and its capacity to adapt to environmental changes. The research also underlines the relevance of community participation and the integration of producers in local development projects to improve the living conditions of peasant families.

Two and a half undeservedly forgotten conceptual foundations of rural sociology

Although Russian society is strongly connected with the countryside and has deep ‘rural roots’, agrarian issues have always been somewhat marginal in the national scientific tradition, mainly in its social-scientific branch. Today the situation seems to change due to at least two globally urgent issues - sustainable food-security patterns (agricultural production) and rural social/human capital - which increase both theoretical and practical interest to the heuristic and reform potential of the rural sociology research. To the acknowledged factors of the somewhat marginal status of rural sociology the authors add the fact that not all its conceptual foundations, especially in the national tradition, were identified and systematized. The article presents only two and a half such foundations: agricultural economics, theories of peasant agrarianism, and, partly, theory of rural-urban continuum (forgotten in its rural half and widely used to explain suburbanization trends). In the first part of the article, the authors reconstruct the historical path of agricultural economics, focusing on its creative adaptation to the specific conditions of rural Russia. At the turn of the 1920s - 1930s, the national and global political-ideological crisis of agricultural economics determined the replacement of its initial German economic-philosophical agrarian approach by the American pragmatic agricultural approach and applied farm management. In the second part of the article, the authors summarize, on the one hand, utopian, political-economic and populist ideas of agrarianism (1); on the other hand, reasons for its fair criticism which did not focus on the utopian ideas of agrarianism (rather on its being an eclectic pragmatic ideology, contradictions between its left and right wings, its negative conservative potential, lack of political experience and decisiveness, and so on). In the third part of the article, the authors reconstruct a more successful life path of the theory of ruralurban continuum, which emphasizes not so much the fundamental differences between rural and urban communities as a spatially extended rural-urban scale of community types differing by size, population density, division of labor, isolation, local solidarity, and so on. This continuum model remains extremely important for the analysis of the social development of contemporary rural areas and should be supplemented by the elements of the theory of peasant economy and cooperation in order to study comprehensively rural social and human capital.

Understanding the rationale and advantages of a traditional Mediterranean intercropping system in the nineteenth century

Traditional agricultural systems in Mediterranean Europe were characterised by diversity and multifunctionality, and polycultures played a fundamental role in them. Some of these farm systems and the traditional agricultural practices linked to them have now largely disappeared, but they are increasingly recognised as a valuable source of agroecological knowledge. In this study, we seek to recover the long-lost experience from a traditional Mediterranean intercropping system that combined the cultivation of vines and cereals. Using local historical resources available for a Catalan village for the second half of the nineteenth century, we compare the characteristics and functioning of intercropping and monocultures of vines and cereals using socioeconomic and agrarian metabolism indicators, and discuss the advantages of the traditional intercropping system as an adaptation to the productive limitations of the agroecosystem (particularly in terms of soil quality and productivity, and availability of labour and draft force), but also as a peasant economy strategy that responded to a multifunctional balancing rationale. This way, this research contributes to recovering the knowledge and experience of a long-lasting traditional crop system that had been used until the second half of the twentieth century, and provides an understanding of the rationale and advantages of traditional Mediterranean crop systems beyond productivity and profit maximisation strategies.

Exploring economic integration of peasant settlements in Roman Central Spain (1st c. − 3rd c. AD)

Preventive excavations in the metropolitan area of Madrid (Spain) resulted in the study of the archaeological record of a number of Roman non-elite rural sites, which uniquely allow for the analysis of ancient peasant economies in central Roman Spain. We engage with current debates on the economic roles and integration of peasant sites in the Roman imperial economy, and report on the application of a network science method to the economic networks established among these settlements. The Louvain modularity measure is used to explore two competing hypotheses on the level of integration or segregation of peasant communities within the Roman economy. The results suggest a pattern of weak integration that was maintained with little change between the 1st and the 3rd century CE.

Pollination and sexual reproduction of key dominant trees of Arid Chaco under different land-use intensities

Fruit production by dominant native trees in the arid Chaco of central Argentina represents a crucial provisioning ecosystem service for local peasant economies. This region presents gradients of different woody vegetation cover (open forests and shrublands) along with cattle production systems operating under a variety of management regimens and socio-environmental degradation conditions. Here, we assess land-use intensity effects on pollination and reproduction of Neltuma spp. and Sarcomphalus mistol. The studied species responded differently to land-use intensity. Pollination service and fruit production in the strict self-incompatible Neltuma spp. tended to decrease with increased land-use intensity. In contrast, both pollination and reproduction in S. mistol, which is able to set fruits with geitonogamous pollen, increased in the highest land-use intensity sites (silvopastoral system). In Neltuma spp., the highest values of fodder production (fruit set, fruit mass and total fruit per plant) were found in secondary forests (medium land-use intensity). The positive effects of land-use intensity on the reproduction of S. mistol could be related to the higher visitation frequency observed in these sites, especially from Apis mellifera, but also with the higher amounts of soil nitrates and light availability in these sites. The only two stingless bee species present in the region (Plebeia molesta and P. catamarcensis) played an important role in the reproduction of Neltuma species, increasing fodder production. Our results highlight the complexity of species response to land-use changes and underline the importance of thinking beyond the conservation of species to concentrate on preserving ecological interactions. Many key functional aspects of ecosystems functioning and ecosystem services provision closely depend on plant-animal interactions. Thus, the promotion of local production systems that allows the preservation of not only provision services but also plant-pollinator interactions is crucial to conserve these remaining arid Chaco forests and secure the livelihoods of local communities.

The Russian peasant family in the twentieth century: a structural-typological and dynamic analysis

ABSTRACT The study discusses the transformation of the peasant family in Russia in the twentieth century and focuses on the materials of the budget surveys of peasant households in the Middle Urals in 1928/1929 and in 1963. The population censuses of 1926, 1939, and 1959 allow us to compare the family structure in rural areas of the Urals diachronically and to chart the evolution of the Russian peasant family. While the Ural budget surveys reflect the national dynamics, they also bear the signs of specific regional characteristics: milder demographic effects because WOII, higher rates of urbanization in rural areas as a result of the accompanying migration processes. Our study has shown that the demographic transition in Russia was characterised by the following : a very fast, albeit belated, change in the family structure from 1920 to the 1960s; the family was affected by demographic disasters such as wars and political campaigns. As a result, the peasant family could not maintain the fertility rates at the replacement level. The structural-typological analysis and micro-level modelling of the family life cycle have demonstrated that peasant families had peculiar mechanisms of adaptation to internal and external pressures. While the life cycle of the traditional family household was largely determined by the peasant economy, in an urbanized society there were two main family types and, correspondingly, two types of the family life cycle. The reduced life cycle of the single parent family became secondary to the ‘model’ life cycle of the two parent family. Soviet modernization contributed to the transformation of ‘fragmented’ family forms into a typical version of the family landscape, not only in cities but also in rural areas.

Soil microbiocoenosis in the agricultural environment as a dynamic system: primary results of the assessment of changes

Soil biota is characterized by high structural, taxonomic and functional diversity and determines the leading trends in the process of soil formation, while the microorganisms content in the soil varies widely depending on its chemical composition, humidity, temperature, pH and other properties. On the other hand, the soil microbiome has a significant impact on soil fertility, participating in the conversion of nutrients inaccessible to plants into usable forms. Soil microbiota can promote or inhibit plant growth. The purpose of this work is to conduct a comparative analysis of the leading representatives of the microbiome for soil samples from the territory of the model field of the peasant (farm) economy Tsirulev E.P. (Privolzhsky District of the Samara Region). Soil sampling was carried out in accordance with the methods of sampling and sample preparation for chemical, bacteriological, helminthological analysis. For comparison, 15 samples were taken from the same points of the field in different years 2019 and 2020. Soil suspensions were prepared according to the serial dilution method. Sowing dilutions was carried out on potato-glucose agar. Microorganisms were identified by microscopic method. The test result was calculated separately for fungi and bacteria. The ratio of fungi and bacteria in % to their total number was determined by calculating the number (N) of microorganisms present in the sample. Chemical analysis of soil samples was carried out according to the following parameters: water pH, salt pH, mass fraction of organic matter, mobile potassium and mobile phosphorus, exchangeable calcium and exchangeable magnesium. Laboratory study of soil samples taken on a model field from the territory of a peasant (farm) economy Tsirulev E.P. showed a fairly stable level of water and salt pH values, moderate variability in the content of organic matter, mobile potassium, magnesium and calcium, with a high heterogeneity of the spatial distribution of mobile phosphorus in the soil. Identification of the presence and abundance in soil samples of typical representatives of soil microbiocoenosis (12 broad-spectrum phytopathogens and 2 phytopathogen antagonists) made it possible to detect microorganisms: common in this soil environment in both years of research (causative agents of phomosis, yellow mucous bacteriosis); found for samples of one year in the minimum number of samples, not detected in another year (causative agent of verticillium, gray mold) or significantly increased their presence (causative agents of rhizoctoniosis, anthracnose, cladosporiosis). The presence in a significant proportion of soil samples, from 20 to 5080% of the samples, was noted for a significant group of objects (Alternaria, Fusarium, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhisopus), in both years of research, the presence of the phytopathogen antagonist Trichoderma was detected in all samples. The question of the connection between the revealed changes in the composition of the soil microbiome and the species of plants that were cultivated in this field during a given growing season requires additional data to be clarified, which we will do in subsequent years. Nevertheless, the primary data obtained confirm the existing ideas about the lability of soil microbiocoenosis as a dynamic system that changes its state in response to the impact of abiotic (temperature, humidity) and biotic factors.