International scientific and practical conference “Ensuring sustainable development: agriculture, ecology and earth science” (AEES 2021)

Within the framework of the presented material, the results of the conducted International scientific and practical conference “Ensuring sustainable development: agriculture, ecology and earth science” (AEES 2021).

We are pleased to present a collection of materials to IOP Publishing International scientific and practical conference "Ensuring sustainable development: agriculture, ecology and earth science" (AEES 2021), which took place on October 27-29, 2021 in Tajik State University of Finance and Economics (Dushanbe, The Republic of Tajikistan) and several universities co-organized this conference (Due to restrictive measures on the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan in connection with COVID-19, the meeting took place virtual).
The conference was held on the Microsoft Teams platform, which allowed all participants to present their materials from anywhere in the world.
The Republic of Tajikistan is a region that belongs to the category of agro-industrial countries, agriculture gives us about 20%, about the same amount falls on the industrial sector. Most of the territory of the republic is covered with a mountainous surface, the water potential of the republic is actively used and environmental areas are being developed.
The conference is held to summarize international experience in the field of agriculture ecology and earth science. The conference will present scientific research aimed at solving a set of problems in the field of sustainable development, namely:  Development of scientific and practical potential in order to formulate proposals for the introduction of science-intensive technologies in agriculture;  Popularization of fundamental and applied research in the field of agriculture, ecology and nature management, mining and soil cultivation technologies;  Formation of recommendations aimed at improving computer models, information technology, engineering, innovative and digital technologies in agriculture and environmental protection. The topics of the conference were as follows:  Crop production in agriculture;  Technology, innovation and digital technologies in agriculture;  Ecology, environment and Earth Science.
As part of the sectional reports, work was heard on the sustainable development of agriculture and the agro-industrial complex, the development of the fuel and energy complex, environmental protection and environmental safety.
Representatives of research, government and commercial organizations, representatives of agricultural universities, as well as scientists attended the conference from near and far abroad. Among the conference participants are representatives of 10 states: the Republic of Tajikistan, Spain, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Iraq, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.
The organizing committee decided not to postpone the conference, as COVID-19 is gaining momentum, and therefore the conference took place almost at the appointed time.
During the conference, the participants discussed the problems of agriculture, agro-industrial complex, ecology, environmental protection, Earth science and other issues.
Thus, the conference made it possible to formulate new scientific directions and recommendations for ensuring sustainable development, which can be useful to state and regional authorities, international and supranational organizations, the scientific and professional community.

Acknowledgments
The organizing committee of the conference expresses its gratitude to the staff of IOP Publishing, who helps to place the proceedings of scientific conferences in international journals and provide support for the publication of materials.
In addition, the organizing committee would like to thank the conference participants; reviewers and everyone who helped organize this conference and form the presented volume for publication in the IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science.