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International Conference on Sustainable Development of Cross-Border Regions

SDCBR 2019

April 19-20, 2019, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia

The emergence of a more integrated world where the national borders are simultaneously opened and closed, neglected and claimed, has given a new impetus to studies aimed at building a better understanding of those challenges the cross-border regions are facing and ways to address them. One of the most widely used concepts in the contemporary scholarship to analyze environmental, economic, social, and other dimensions is the concept of sustainable development, which has a potential to build on both macro- and micro-approaches to design, evaluate, and forecast development of cross-border regions. In turn, sustainability is a complex concept that covers multiple goals of the environment, economy, and society.

Consequently, the main focus of the conference was to discuss how the contemporary scholarship on sustainable development can be used to address the emerging threats and challenges of cross-border regions, whether it would be economic or social issues, environmental degradation and protection, natural resources management, or sustainable governance of large cross-border regions.

Cross-border regions are such establishments where sustainability is most likely to be challenged. More than that, this is where new sustainable solutions are most likely to emerge. The International Conference on Sustainable Development of Cross-Border Regions (SDCBR 2019) was organized to anticipate the voiced interest of the respective research community to review progress in sustainable development, regional studies, cross-border studies, environmental studies, natural sciences and discuss related challenges and innovations in a scientific conference format.

The conference was held in the Altai State University (Barnaul, Russia) and brought over 900 speakers and participants representing various universities, research institutions from Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and a number of Central Asian nations. We are pleased to present our conference proceedings, containing a selection of high-quality papers from contributed presentations in the conference.

The published materials will be of great interest to scholars, practitioners, and graduate students.

Sincerely,

Svetlana V. Lobova, Editor, Doctor of Economics, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia

Aleksei V. Bogoviz, Editor, Doctor of Economics, Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science have been peer reviewed through processes administered by the proceedings Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing.

The work is based on the search for additional sources of supply of coastal areas with fresh water based on resource-saving technologies and the fundamental rationale for the design and application of the proposed structures in real time. The article identifies potential areas for the placement of aboveground and underground reservoirs of freshwater resources in the coastal areas of the Krasnodar region. The article attempts to develop an innovative project for the seasonal freshwater basin, which allows accumulating the necessary volume during the peak consumption season to meet the needs of the population. The emphasis for placing the pool is made in the mountain gorges, taking into account the geographical features of the landscape of the region. The results of the analytical analysis will subsequently help to optimize constructive solutions, with the aim of further practical implementation of reasonable and proposed measures.

The article deals with the issues of sustainable pasture resources management on the example of the Tunkinsky district of the Republic of Buryatia. Sustainable pasture management contributes not only to the preservation of forests, but also to the promotion of adaptation to climate change, the preservation of biodiversity, and the improvement of the living standards of the local population. The use of pasture resources provides a long-term balance between livestock numbers, fodder production and pasture productivity, while maintaining the functionality and structure of the entire ecosystem. Pasture ecosystems are dominated by plants from the families Poaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Asteraceae. Lack of grazing leads to the decreasing share of forage species to 47% (on average), as it not used in the ecosystem. For sustainable pasture exploitation, the experimentally established structure of ecological groups is recommended: 70% for forage grass, 15% for medicinal, 7% for ruderal, 5% for poisonous, 1% for others. Unsystematic grazing of animals on pastures leads to a 2.5-3 fold reduction in species of biodiversity (27-30 species), and the family representation becomes 2 times lower. In relation to animal grazing, a total of 5 ecological groups of plants were identified. More than that, their structure, ecosystem, and economic role in stabilizing the ecological situation of pastures were established. In the course of the research conducted in the study area in environmental, economic, financial, and institutional aspects, three scenarios for the management of pasture resources are highlighted: unstable, extensive, and balanced.

The article presents data on the effect of anthelminthic drugs on the degree of growth in conditionally pathogenic microorganisms. Belamizole and aversect-2 were found to have a stimulating effect on the degree of growth intensity of Staphilococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. In contrast, ivertin has an inhibitory effect on the growth and reproduction of these microorganisms.

The article contains a theoretical study of the problem of the children' health status and atmospheric air under conditions of increasing traffic load. The children's body is highly sensitive to the effects of unfavorable environmental factors, susceptible to the pathogenic effects of even subthreshold concentrations of harmful substances, which makes it possible to consider it as a kind of indicator of the state of the environment. The deterioration of the environmental state of the air of Gorno-Altaysk is associated with an increasing traffic load, solid fuel stationary sources, and transboundary pollution coming from the neighboring regions, as well as the location of the city in a mountain valley with poor natural weathering of the air basin. A comprehensive analysis of the health status of the child population in the region (depending on the degree of air pollution) is also conducted.

The alternation of crops for a long time will remain a fundamental element of the zonal technologies of their cultivation. The use of mathematical modeling methods will allow to reach a new level in solving the issues of effective use of arable land through the use of models that optimize it. Especially, the results of studies based on long-term observations will be valuable. We used data from long-term stationary experiments to study the alternation of crops in crop rotations that took more than five rotations. The stationary experiments are located in the forest-steppe zone of Western Siberia in the fields of the Omsk Agrarian Scientific Center. The purpose of the research was to optimize the use of arable land based on mathematical modeling methods to preserve soil fertility. In the work, a model that takes into account the conditions of the agroecosystem is used (humus balance, labor costs, energy costs, etc.). It allows one to optimize the cultivated area, while maintaining soil fertility, ensuring the production of products at a consistently high level, with increasing economic and energy efficiency. The article shows that in grain-crop crop rotations, the yield is generated due to the natural fertility of the soil, as evidenced by the negative humus balance, which reaches 0.18-0.78 t/ha. During the alternation of the fruit-changing alternation, the crop was formed against the background of the reproduction of the organic matter of the soil by increasing the plant residues from the use of fertilizers. The humus balance was positive (0.15-0.28 t/ha). When using employed steam along with clean steam, rape as siderate, and also straw as an organic fertilizer for grain crops, the amount of 2.01 t/ha of marketable grain was obtained (with a 16.8% share of pure steam, as well as occupied steam (11%) and spring grain (72.2%), of the arable land area). Increasing the area in the crop rotation of Western Siberia using straw, green manure, and occupied vapors as organic fertilizer, the soil fertility reproduction with a certain decrease in the yield of marketable grain up to 2 t/ha can be achieved.

The article is devoted to the problem of sustainable development of organic agriculture in the Baikal region, in particular the transboundary territories of the Republic of Buryatia and Mongolia. The article presents a study into the structure of land use in border areas and an analysis of the applied farming systems. The prospects for organic agriculture in the republic are studied and a model of the market for organic products in the Baikal region is suggested.

The science and practice offer risk management methodologies that are relevant to modern production, economic and socio-humanitarian realities. Risk management methodologies are successfully developed and implemented in Russia through the creation of scientific and professional communities. Their goal is to solve specific management tasks of identifying, analyzing, controlling, and predicting risks. Russian organizations operating internationally are the first to update foreign risk management methodologies for their managers, and now they are implementing a systematic corporate risk management approach. The world practice also offers standardization in risk management. Such a system successfully operates in the territory of the EU, which is represented by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The standards of this organization regulate not only the sphere of risk management, but also the quality management, auditing, production regulation, environmental management, and others. Most of the standards are adapted in the Russian context and are presented in the form of national standards GOST R. The paper considers risk analysis, one of the leading risk management methodologies both in Russia and abroad. We will draw analogies and differences with other modern approaches and risk management methodologies.

The issues of good health and well-being for people have been reflected in the UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 3. The presented paper focuses on the increase in the copper content in the body by 3-4 times within 3-4 months. It is established that such an increase is not accompanied by a change in the biochemical parameters of blood and the structure of somatic pathology characteristic of the population of Tomsk, who are not engaged in industrial production.

The article presents the results of a carbon balance study in the forests of the Republic of Buryatia based on the materials taking into account the state of the forest fund and key factors (logging, forest fires) that affect carbon absorption and emission. The research clearly demonstrates that the size of the carbon budget in the forests of the republic is determined by the current age structure of forests and the intensity of destructive disruptions because of carbon losses due to logging, forest fires, and the death of plantations. The carbon absorption by forests is characterized by relative stability. Despite the fact that the forests of Buryatia have a great potential for carbon absorption (deposition), the last one decreases in the context of increasing clear-cutting and fire exposure to forests.

The article presents the results of a study of hazardous hydrological phenomena on the example of floods in the transboundary basin of the Selenga River. Based on the analysis of long-term observations of water levels, hazard indicators are identified. This allows to calculate a number of risk indicators. In terms of specific indicators, an integrated risk map has been developed. An assessment of the total economic risk from floods is given, and recommendations for their reduction are proposed.

At the educational and experimental field of the Omsk State Agrarian University, the evaluation of the influence of elements of the cultivation technology of bare barley of the Omsk golozernyy variety 2 (chemical background, sowing time, and seeding rate) on the indicators of the economic efficiency of grain production was carried out. On the background without the use of chemicals, as well as when using herbicides on the background of applying nitrogen fertilizer, the cost of grain per hectare is higher when sowing the crop in the third decade of May. The use of only herbicides (without fertilizer) provided a greater cost of grain at an earlier sowing. Among the studied seeding rates, the maximum cost indicators were observed when sowing 4.5 million viable seeds per hectare. The chemical background also influenced this indicator. The cost of grain per 1 hectare increased by 3,227 rubles with the use of a tank mixture of herbicides, as well as by 4,513 rubles with their complex use with fertilizers (in comparison with the chemical background). At the same time, the strengthening of the chemical background led to an increase in costs per 1 hectare by 1,559 and 3,543 rubles, respectively. An increase in the seeding rate was also accompanied by an increase in costs. The use of herbicides did not lead to a significant change in the cost of grain, but the additional use of nitrogen fertilizer led to its growth. The level of profitability in the version with the use of a tank mixture of herbicides coincided with the option without the use of chemicals (113.1%). The application of nitrogen fertilizer reduced profitability to 81.5% despite the fact that their use was justified by an increase in grain yield. Thus, when considering specific options for the cultivation of bare barley, sowing on May 14-18 with a rate of 4.5 million viable seeds per hectare while using the Puma Super 7.5 herbicides tank mixture, EMV (0.9 l/ha) and Turbo Pruner, MD (75 ml/ha) should be allocated.

The article presents an analysis of the results of diagnostic studies on cattle leukemia in the Irkutsk region for 2004-2017. It has been established that infection with the cattle leukemia virus was 3.7 ± 0.4%; the number of hematological sick animals was 4.2 ± 0.2%. During the analyzed period, the percentage of infected livestock decreased (p <0.01) in both public and individual sectors. The number of hematological animals ranged from 2.3 to 6.1% (with peaks in 2007 and 2015) and was characterized by a slight decrease (by 0.9%).

Organization of economic activities in the framework of cross-border cooperation is accompanied by limiting effects. These effects are expressed in periodic or sustained ecosystem digression. In turn, this has a significant impact on dependent communities, including by multiplying these impacts in socio-natural complexes. Achieving a critical level of digression varies for integrable regions (countries). The authors note the need for a systematic approach and innovative solutions in the formation of common cross-border markets in the context of modern turbulence of global economic processes. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account certain requirements of sustainable development, both of individual regions and their industries and enterprises that provide integration.

The paper presents results of a study focused on the biochemical potential of anthropogenically and naturally transformed sod-podzolic soils of the forest-steppe of the Altai Region, depending on the activity of soil enzymes. The research reports that the soils of this territory are affected by forest fires to the greatest and profound changes. Indicators of enzymatic activity serve as an indirect witnesses of the transformation of soil organic matter, the orientation of the soil-forming process. They can be used in the process of biomonitoring the state of the soil cover of forest sod-podzolic soils.

Ecological, social, and economic development of a cross-border region is determined by regulated and unregulated factors, some of which are formed outside the region and even countries. Environmental pollution cannot be limited to territorial boundaries, and this requires taking into account this fact when developing programs and activities aimed at the regional ecological and socio-economic development.

The soil resources of the Altai dry steppe (and their fertility in particular) degrade in their evolutionary anthropogenic development. Transformation of fertility is occurring due to a combination of phenomena, such as natural conditions, intensive use, farming system practiced in the absence of science-based regimes. It is established that the humus content and humus horizon thickness are statistically significantly reduced due to the activation of deflation and dehumification processes. More than that, areas of alkaline soils are increasing. The authors also point out to the degrading granulometric composition. Also, the amount of physical clay, silt fractions, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable calcium, potassium, and mobile phosphorus decreases. Statistical processing of fertility parameters of allowed us to develop a scale of process dynamism and establish the degree of dynamism in the considered soil properties, as well as to assess the rate of increasing adverse changes or their absence. Intensity of degradation processes and indicators determining it contributed to the development of levels of agro-ecological state, such as "Norma", "Risk", "Krizis" and "Bedstviye" (based on GIS).

On the basis of the developed mathematical forecasting model, the prospects for developing the lake commercial fish farming. Also, its effectiveness in the cross-border regions of northern Kazakhstan is considered in details.

The article examines the action of biologics of associative nitrogen-fixing bacteria for non-leguminous crops in spring soft and durum wheat and spring barley crops in the steppe zone of the Altai Priobye. The positive effect of biological products in all years of research is established. In different years, the increase in yield of different varieties of wheat from inoculation with monopreparations amounted to 8.0-53.5%, with a minimum tillage of 68.0-89.7%. In drought conditions and in the context of yield reduction, the effect of drugs was higher than in a moister period. The drugs effectiveness increased with mineral fertilizers (a dose of N₃₀P₆₀K₆₀) and mycorrhiza.

The article presents a technique of taking a genetic material from a postmortem material of appendage and testes of sables, conducted research to determine the mobility of sperms, morphological assessment and survival of sperms outside the animal body. When introducing artificial insemination in the sable industry, the use of post-mortem genetic material obtained from male sables is a promising direction in the reproduction of sable as a particularly valuable commercial species, as well as for its introduction into the zoo culture in order to ensure the biodiversity of natural systems where these animals live. It can also be used in the development of programs for the reproduction and conservation of populations of other particularly valuable, rare, and endangered species of mammals.

The article presents an analysis of elksэ seasonal migrations in the Kuznetsk-Salair mountain region, where a largely independent population of the species has developed. Its core is located in the administrative boundaries of the Kemerovo region. In snowless and little snow periods, elks are diffusely located in forest areas of the region. In the Kuznetsk-Salair mountain region, seasonal migrations of moose are caused by the need to move from the snowy slopes and foothills of the Kuznetsky Alatau, the Gornaya Shoria, and the Salairsky ridge to the little snowy slopes of the eastern exposition, to the steppe and forest-steppe parts of the Kuznetsk Basin and the Mariinsky-Tisulsky forest-steppe areas. In some places, these migrations are cross-border in nature, affecting the administrative territories of the Altai and Krasnoyarsk Regions, the Republics of the Gorny Altai and Khakassia, and the Novosibirsk and Tomsk Regions. After the depression of the beginning of the last century, up to 24 winter camps were formed when the elk reappeared on the territory of the Kemerovo region (Kuzbass). Local animals from the Kuznetsk Alatau and Gornaya Shoria and animals from the adjacent areas of the Altai, Novosibirsk, and Tomsk regions migrated regularly to these sites. At the same time, a part of elks from the Kuzbass southern regions migrated to the territory of Altai and Khakassia. In the 1960s and 1980s, the elk winter sites were clearly localized, up to 300-500 animals were concentrated in the largest of them. In the Kemerovo region, a system of regional specially protected natural areas (SPNA) was created. In the 1990s, in the period of the decline in the number of elks, about 15 winter sites remained. And since the 2000s, many wintering sites have become diffuse, seasonal migrations have changed. Currently, with the exception of 4 large sites, in the Kuznetsk Basin, most elks do overwinter in small herds from 2-3 to 20-30 head. They are dispersed in forest areas with low snow cover, well protected or difficult to access for snowmobile transport.

The waste-free technological scheme is proposed in the paper. It is based on an installation which allows to optimize the integrated processing of woody greens (branches, needles, and leaves) from fir and spruce. This scheme takes into account their contribution to the mixtures made, as well as the age of plantations used to produce an essential oil and pine extract. An installation is designed with an internal and external condensation circuit of the vapor stream serving as the basis, the use of which increases yields and significantly reduces the time needed to release the water-soluble products being processed into coniferous extract.

The development of industry in the Kemerovo region was accompanied by a significant increase in anthropogenic pressure, including in the form of air pollution, which ultimately leads to a decrease in the quality of life of the local population. Due to environmental legislation adopted at the federal level, a favorable trend in reducing emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere can be traced. However, in practice, the measures taken did not lead to a noticeable improvement in the quality of atmospheric air in large cities of the region. On the positive side, we should note that the environmental legislation and the centralized system for monitoring and controlling the quality of the environment were laid towards the end of the USSR existence. In the Russian period of history, financial incentives for the transition to cleaner production technologies began to be applied. The right to a favorable environment is enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

The authors propose a number of indicators of green areas and objects of gardening as proxies for sustainable development: closeness of crowns, soil sodification, a protective cover of herbaceous plants, and a one-time recreational load. The article provides a brief explanation on the inability to use some classical indicators, such as species diversity, biomass, etc. on the territories of some settlements.

This article explores the concept of a cross-border region and analyzes sources contributing to environmental pollution. More than that, the authors focus on the features of monitoring and ensuring environmental safety of the cross-border region of Novosibirsk (Russian Federation) and Pavlodar Regions (Republic of Kazakhstan). As a result, measures and algorithms to optimize their sustainable development are suggested.

The mosaic of the existing vegetation cover of Yakutia in the Late Pleistocene is due to a combination of arid climate, as well as because of permafrost spreading and frequent fires. The combination of these factors creates necessary conditions for the formation of ecotone natural systems represented by dissipative plant communities. Sparse plant communities are characterized by the absence or weak expression of phytocenotic bonds. Their formation occurs stochastically under the absolute influence of external factors and is genetically entirely dependent on the surrounding vegetation, which acts as a donor of patient and ruderal species. Such processes were characteristic of the Late Pleistocene ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere. A low productivity of such biotopes did not allow them to act as the main pastures for the representatives of the mammoth megafauna, apart from the saiga and bighorn sheep, but contributed to the increase in the biodiversity of the late Pleistocene ecosystems.

The article presents an information-logical model of the dependence of the productivity of onion on certain meteorological and soil-physical factors. The authors conclude that meteorological factors of the growing season have a great influence on crop production, namely the hydrothermal coefficient and the sum of temperatures. Soil-physical factors (humidity and volumetric heat capacity) are also highly important.

Siberia is a key region for study of the climate development in north-central Eurasia in terms of global climatic change. The relief creates a major orographic barrier for atmospheric streams influencing the regional altitudinal weather zonality. Systematic 55-year (1963-2017) weather observations along the 700 km N-S latitudinal transect across the southern Siberian plains and the adjoining ranges of the Altai-Sayan Mountains document progressing seasonal temperature and humidity shifts. Standard meteorological data from twenty meteorological stations in different topographical and natural settings with specific weather conditions document a rise of a regional atmospheric humidity balance reflected by the increased bulk annual precipitation rates in the mountain areas accompanied by pronounced seasonal air-temperature fluctuations. This regionally trend provides evidence speaking in favor of the strengthening climate continentality over Siberia, which is also manifested by the pronounced seasonal temperature regime with increased thermally positive and negative air temperature anomalies. A landscape response to a climate warming is particularly evident in the high mountain zone. The present thermal conditions with raised MAT contribute to the progressing melting of mountain glaciers and degradation of permafrost in the alpine zone, as well as aridization of the parkland-steppe areas that are being partly transformed into continental semi-arid to deserted steppes. The associated environmental transformations trigger shifts in the local biotopes and ecosystems, with an altitudinal expansion of taiga-forest into the alpine tundra belt and xerothermic grassland invasions in the foothills. The modern climate changes have a major bearing to the Altai-Sayans socio-economic development.

The article presents results of the study devoted to the granulometric composition of Zauralye black soils. The main patterns of the profile differentiation of soils in connection with the genesis and anthropogenic load on agricultural land are considered. There are signs of elution in the upper part of the soil profile when analyzing the nature of the distribution of fractions of granulometric composition. In general, a black soil profile on the granulometric composition is poorly differentiated.

The article deals with the problems of accounting for the fertility of land resources. The analysis shows that the most fertile soils (black soils) are under the threat of degradation. In the Kursk region, a negative balance of nutrient removal is observed annually. Growth in crop production is due to a decrease in soil fertility, as a result of an irrational farming system. Therefore, technologies that contribute to the preservation and improvement of land fertility should be used for the effective use of land resources in the Kursk region. The results of our study confirm the need to make adjustments to the current system of organization of agricultural production by improving the accounting system.

Microclonal reproduction of plants of the Far Eastern species of the genus Aristolochia L on explants revealed the micromycetes of various systematic groups. In microclonal propagation, the authors used various methods of sterilization of the starting material with diacid and sublime. The total period of manifestation of the pathogenic properties of micromycetes on the explants of species of the genus Aristolochia L. was 24 days in vitro.

The article is devoted to the study of the possibility of using natural zeolites as adsorbents for the purification of unrefined vegetable oils, intended for direct consumption in food, from undesirable concomitant substances. To increase their sorption capacity, various activation methods were used, such as physical and chemical. The best sorption properties were found in zeolites, activated by the complex method (heat and acid treatment). Conducted refining of unrefined sunflower oil allowed to increase its quality to meet the requirements of the state standard for the highest grade oil.

As a result of a comprehensive study on the methodology of the World Health Organization, the dental incidence of children and adults in the districts of the city of Barnaul with different levels of air pollution has been studied. It is established that the ecological situation in the city is complicated by the emissions of harmful substances by industrial enterprises (nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, soot, dust). The structure of the indicator of the intensity of teeth caries of hard tissues in key age groups was studied, and a positive correlation was found between the intensity of dental caries in adolescents of Barnaul and the exceeded emission concentrations of the air pollutants studied by us. A high prevalence of dental anomalies in adolescents has been established. The prevalence of periodontal and oral mucosa diseases was evaluated in the examined individuals. It was revealed that this pathology did not depend on the degree of contamination of the air basin in the districts of the city of Barnaul. Analysis of the conducted clinical and epidemiological research reveals the features of dental pathology in various age groups of a large industrial city of the Siberian region. The data can be used for a differentiated approach in creating and planning programs to improve the prevention of dental health of the population, taking into account the environmental situation in the districts.

In 2015, according to the Landsat and ASTER satellite imagery decoding, the contemporary glaciation of the Tavan Bogd (Tabyn-Bogda Ola) mountain massif range is represented by 82 glaciers, with a total area of 167.19 km². For the period from 1994 to 2015, the area of glaciation decreased by 3.61 km2. The greatest changes occurred on glaciers of a complex-valley type with an area of more than 3 km2.

The article discusses the method of integrated assessment of ecological and economic state of agricultural land territory of the Mikhailovsky District of the Altai Krai. The joint analysis of the results of remote probing data processing, cadastral information and statistical reporting allowed us to carry out an areal assessment of lands classified according to different degrees of anthropogenic transformation. The characteristics of the areas exposed to anthropogenic influences were identified, which allowed us to isolate land with a special regime of use and adjust the ecological and economic state towards a balanced and sustainable development.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the influence the coal-mining industry has on the development of rural territories, as well as identifies the tasks of land management of industrial territories. The paper proposed directions for developing programs for cross-border cooperation in the framework of resettlement of those residents living in the areas undermined by mining.

The article discusses the conceptual provisions used in creating the international cartographic project "Atlas of the Greater Altai: nature, history, culture" in the context of the formation of an international geo-information and cartographic support. The creation of the atlas of the Greater Altai is based on a number of methodological, conceptual, and organizational provisions, among which, first of all, the research search for new methods and approaches, the development of modern technologies for processing spatial data, cartographic modeling and cartographic research methods. Within the framework of this project, implementation of international cooperation, exchange of experience and achievements in the field of mapping, geoinformatics and GIS design is no less significant than the international cooperation, exchange of experience and achievements in the field of mapping, geoinformatics and GIS design.

The paper presents the key results of a study on the content of heavy metals (Ti, Mn, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sr) in soil and plant (Agropyron pectiniforme Roem. et Schult.) samples, which are taken in the zone of influence of enterprises of the northern and eastern industrial zones of Pavlodar (Kazakhstan) as part of a study of the state of vegetation in the same territory.

The paper presents a comparative analysis of the development of microshoots in primary explants of the species belonging to the genus Aristolochia, using various nutrient media. This allows selecting the most optimal methods for mass production of the sterile regenerated plant cultures in a shorter time for further introduction, reintroduction, and creation of industrial plantations.

The article presents the results of many years of research on the fish fauna of Yakutia. Big changes in the general ecological situation, especially the influence of the anthropogenic factor, had a negative impact on individual structural indicators of populations.

The article presents data on the influence of waters from the self-flowing wells in the floodplain of the Aremzyanka river of the first order inflow on the chemical composition of the water in the large transboundary Irtysh river in the south of the Tyumen region (Tobolsk District). The article shows the excess of the background of various elements in the bottom sediments of the studied rivers. The number of ions in the water of the Aramzyanka river is 2 times higher in comparison with the main river. The paper discusses the impact of saline water from a flowing well on a freshwater ecosystem, its components.

In the modern period of biodiversity development, when studying the territory of the mountainous countries of the world, the active influence of such trends as genomics and digitalization is noted. Within Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China, the Altai highland country (AHC) is the highest uplift of North Asia, its biodiversity level is three times richer than it is in the West Siberian Plain. The collected material in the herbarium collections of the Altai State University (ASU, Barnaul) is more than 450 thousand herbarium leaves (ALTB Herbarium), and it is the biological repository of unique genetic material on AHC, along with other large depositories of the world (herbariums, zoological collections, etc.). The concerted actions of many countries of the world have already allowed to aggregate large data on the biodiversity of many mountain countries in order to ensure the sustainable development of these unique natural complexes. During our project, ASU scientists have developed a scientific depository with the possibility of integrating bio data into the Global Biodiversity Information Fund (GBIF). Today, data from ASU and other GBIF operators allow digital resources to be integrated across the whole spectrum of living organisms in the AHC, from genes to ecosystems. They allow linking them to issues important to science and society using GIS tools. Also, in this study, we produced a modern botanical and geographical zoning of the territory of the AHC, using open GIS systems (GeoJSON).

This article presents the results of a comprehensive assessment of the tourist and recreational potential (TRP) of the Kulunda steppe (within the Altai Region). Evaluation methodology was used in the paper, which allowed to take into account both the natural and recreational resources of the territory, as well as the socio-economic and socio-cultural conditions for developing tourism and recreation were analyzed. Evaluation and mapping of the territory's TRP was carried out using the functionality of the GIS MapInfo and ArcGIS. Based on the selected cores of the TRP concentration, a system of tourist and recreational clusters of various specializations was designed. These clusters should become nodes of the basic recreational framework of the Kulunda steppe.

This paper presents data on the size and weight characteristics of the Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) in floodplain reservoirs of the transboundary Irtysh river basin: Bezymyannoe Lake, Amalby Lake, Mangadaevo Lake (Yarkovsky District), and Andreevskoe Lake (Tyumen District) of the Tyumen Region.

The article shows the possibility of using the results of remote sensing data processing for the purpose of geo-information support for monitoring, evaluating, and forecasting the development of cross-border regions.

The article reflects the results of a comparative analysis of the content and accumulation of heavy metals such as chromium, lead, nickel, zinc in the thalli of Cladonia rangiferina L. in the anthropogenic phytocenoses of the West Siberian Subarctic, Russia. The next series of accumulations of heavy metals in descending their concentrations in soils is Zn> Pb> Cr> Ni. Analysis of the results showed that among the factors affecting the accumulation of elements, the most significant wa the distance from the highway. The content of most elements is significantly (p <0.05) related. Cladonia rangiferina L. accumulates heavy metals depending on the location of the sampling point relative to the source of pollution. The coefficient of biological absorption, as well as the biogeochemical activity of the species, varies in different areas but has the greatest value in areas close to the source of anthropogenic load.

The article presents the results of the reconstruction of the yield of grain crops of the economy of the Volchikhinsky district of the Altai Territory (south of Western Siberia) on the basis of an extended tree-ring chronology until 1822. Based on the restored series, the cyclical nature of cereal productivity was analyzed. In particular, the 22-, 25-, and 27-year cycles are highlighted as the most significant. The increase in the amplitude of variability of the yield series was noted by year from the middle of the 19th century to the end of the 20th century.

The article presents a unique research on the Teniz-Korgalzhyn trench geosystems. Using the computer-aided decoding of multi-zone satellite imagery, the space-time patterns of the structure, functioning, and dynamics of the development of landscape components of the studied area are determined. Using the functionality of contemporary instrumental GIS and interpretation algorithms, the indicators of productivity of geosystems and anthropogenic transformation are determined. Significant anthropogenic factors that do not have a ubiquitous, but local influence on the dynamics of geosystems in the context of significant changes in the ratio of moisture and productivity are established. Conclusions onthe need to control anthropogenic influence and ensure the rational use of resources of the territory are made, treating them as a factor of sustainable development.

The article is devoted to the assessment of the radiation hazard of water and nearby bottom sediments of self-flowing hydrogeological wells, as well as the assessment of the radiation safety of personnel working with these materials for geological prospecting and national economic enterprises. The article is devoted to the study of the impact on the ecosystem of the geothermal waters of the self-flowing exploratory well "Cherkashinskaya No. b36-RG." In 1965, it was drilled to study a group of iodine-bromine water deposits. The article presents data from a survey of natural background radiation, as well as data on the natural radioactivity of bottom sediments and the volume content of radium in water. The relevance of the work is due to half a century of pollution by highly mineralized iodine-bromine waters of the Irtysh catchment as one of the largest transboundary rivers in Western Siberia. The Aremzyanka River is a tributary of the 1st order of the Irtysh River, a stream flowing from the flowing well No. 36-RG flows into this river.

The article presents the results of a systematic analysis of land use in the world and the Russian Federation, which has a significant potential for agricultural land. The authors analyze such issues as the land reform and formation of a mixed agricultural sector; the use of farmland and arable land assigned to users; soil fertility depletion; a sharp reduction in the use of mineral and organic fertilizers; underestimation of the role of crop rotations.

Creation of forms, varieties, and hybrids of plants resistant to biotic factors is an important national economic task. It is known that the defeat of agricultural plants by fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases, as well as pests leads to a loss of 38.8% to 60.4% of the crop. The most promising way to protect plants from phytopathogens is selection, which allows to obtain varieties and hybrids of crops with complex resistance. However, the process of creating varieties and hybrids remains long and reaches ten years or more. At the same time, the degree of plant resistance to harmful organisms is often insufficient and does not always meet the requirements of production. The efficiency of the breeding process can be improved and accelerated through the use of rapid methods based on the selection in the laboratory of samples resistant to selective factor. The study was carried out in the Laboratory of Immunity at the VNIIO – Branch of the Federal State Budgetary FNCO in the Moscow region (Russia). As source material used, three samples of carrot breeding in VNIIO characterized by different resistance to Fusarium and Alternaria. The results of the experimental work showed the possibility of rapid assessment of carrots for resistance to PP fungal diseases. Alternaria and Fusarium seeds on the culture liquid filtrate at a concentration of 50% when germinating. This allows in the laboratory in a short time to evaluate a large number of breeding samples. The method of rapid assessment allows in 3.4 times to reduce the time required for the evaluation of breeding material and to reduce the consumption of seed.

The article presents an analysis of the world and Russian production of cucumbers, as one of the most common vegetable crops in many countries, open and closed ground. Among the vegetable crops grown in protected soil, the most profitable is cucumber. The share of each district in the gross harvest of cucumbers closed in Russia is calculated, and the regions with the maximum absolute index are listed. The volume of imports to Russia is shown in terms of value and in kind, indicating the key supplier countries. In recent years, more and more demand in the market is becoming environmentally friendly vegetable products, the cultivation of which is widely used biological remedies. To obtain environmentally friendly products, it is necessary to use plant protection systems based on the use of biological plant protection products and growth regulators, which increase the disease resistance of plants in adverse conditions. To analyze the effectiveness of such means, in the course of research, the effect of the drug Gliocladin in combination with the growth regulator Zircon against the root rot was studied. On the basis of the obtained data, the economic effect of their use in the conditions of film greenhouses is calculated.

Garden beets are one of the most popular vegetable root crops, which are grown everywhere. The existing commodity production in Russia is not able to provide the population's need for fresh vegetable products. In this regard, attracting the attention of large farms to the culture of garden beets, as one of the economically viable among the group of garden root crops, is an actual task. In connection with the intensification of agricultural production, the cultivation of single-seeded (single fruit) varieties and hybrids suitable for mechanized cultivation is an important direction in the selection of garden beets. The article provides a comparative analysis of economic efficiency in the cultivation of multi-seeded and single-seeded varieties of breeding of the Federal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing (Russia). The calculations were carried out on tariffs and prices relevant in 2017. It is proved that in the production of single-breed varieties, the total amount of production costs decreases by 19.4%, compared with the multi-seeded standard variety. The high marketability of the products obtained in the context of lower production costs determines an increase in net income from sales, as a result, the profitability of production increases, which makes it possible to introduce single-fruited varieties in crop rotation without risking profit.

The article presents an analysis of the lettuce market (Lactucasativa L.) as one of the most economically important leafy vegetable crops in the world and the Russian Federation. In human nutrition, the value of lettuce is determined by those properties that are recognized as health-improving due to the high content of vitamin C, polyphenols, and fiber. The paper roves the effect of lettuce in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. It also shows the production performance of world lettuce production, including information about countries that have a significant share in global production. The authors consider the interstate exchange of lettuce products, indicating the volume of exports and imports in value and volume terms. The leading countries with the maximum indicators of import and export in value terms are identified, and the maximum and minimum prices of purchase and sale among them for the period under review are indicated. Separately, imports and exports of lettuce in the Eurasian Economic Union are analyzed, indicating the States to which the countries of the Union export, as well as the share of each member country in exports and imports. A detailed analysis of Russia's imports and exports, with allocation of the Federal districts having the greatest share, is carried out, and also the main directions with indication of the region of the country are discusses.

The article analyzes those factors that affect the functioning of domestic fur farms. In order to diagnose risks at the enterprises of the fur farming industry, a scientific approach using the matrix method is applied. The benefits of using this method have been studied. Using the example of fur animals for breeding mink, the risk matrix is considered. An author's vision of the classification of consequences, probabilities, and risk levels is proposed. Using an integrated approach that includes various methods for measuring risk is proposed. This will provide for the most complete picture of the risks inherent in a particular business entity. The most probable and dangerous consequences and factors affecting both domestic and international fur farms' activities are analyzed. A risk analysis at domestic fur farms should be carried out in order to prevent the occurrence of critical situations at all stages of the production process.

Processing potatoes with water extract from the amaranth of Early splendor variety leads to an increase in the parameter (F_M – F_T)/F_T of slow induction of leaf fluorescence up to 51%. At the same time, the effectiveness of restricting the nutrition of larvae of the Colorado potato beetle on the treated plants reaches a maximum of 64%. Laboratory experiments show a decrease in larval survival on treated plants. Due to its dual properties as a biostimulant and insecticide, as well as low toxicity to vertebrates, amaranth extracts can be recommended for integrated pest management programs.

The paper analyzes the most important segment of horse breeding in the conditions of a fundamental change in the general economic situation in agriculture in general and the horse industry in particular. In a significant time aspect (1991-2018), the dynamics of the producing composition of the stud farms' breeding stock and their placement in the federal districts of the Russian Federation are rigorously analyzed. The modern livestock of horse stud mares has been categorized, included in the state breeding register and in the main breeding areas. Changes in the producing composition of the breeding stock of all breed directions are investigated. Analysis of the number of horses in the country (for 28 years) shows that the total number of factory mares decreased from 6.3 to 3.4 thousand heads or by 49.2%. The number of saddle mares increased by 42.5%, from 362 to 516 heads. It was established that during the analyzed period, all production and economic indicators of horse breeding decreased. Successfully tested in many foreign countries, a system of financial sustainability and high efficiency of horse breeding in the form of targeted support (using the national equestrian sweepstake) has not been established in the industry.

The article for the first time presents generalized data on the parasitic system and the life cycle of Opisthorchis felineus (Plathelminthes: Trematoda) in the Irkutsk center of opisthorchiasis on the river Biryus. The relatively low abundance and contagion of the first (mollusks) and second intermediate hosts (fish) clearly demonstrates that the natural and anthropogenic sources of invasion are very minor here. Human, domestic cats are infected with opistorch. However, because of the actual breaking of the chain, their eggs may not be released into the water due to objective circumstances (remoteness, small number or absence of the first intermediate owners). O. felineus during the implementation of its life cycle in the parasitic system can complete it as an autogenous species, without leaving the aquatic environment and as an allogeneic species, completing the life cycle in land mammals and in humans.

Climate change is leading to an increase in drought, which is the largest abiotic stress factor leading to a decrease in crop yields. One of the methods in solving this problem is the use of superabsorbing polymers (SAPs) (China, USA, Canada, India, Italy, Iran, Poland, Turkey, and others). The aim of the research is to study the effect of using the superabsorbing polymers (cross-linked copolymer of potassium and ammonium salts of acrylic acid in the form of loose white granules) on the background of fractional-local application of mineral fertilizer to the crop formation. Field experience, accounting and observations were carried out in accordance with general requirements were used in our research. The studies were carried out in 2015-2017 on sod-podzolic sandy soil in the Lyubertsy district (Moscow region, Russia). When using superabsorbing polymers in an average of three years, the yield increased by 1.6...3.4 t/ha (5.5...Of 10.0%) for the studied cultivars; especially helpful was an early sort Meteor and a medium early variety Irbitskiy. It is possible to recommend the use of superabsorbing polymers at a dose of 200 kg/ha when growing potatoes in conditions of moisture deficiency.

Beef is a natural carrier of beneficial n-3 PUFA (eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20: 5n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22: 6n-3), it is also an important source of healthy fats for human. The plant-based feeding strategies can be considered as the most appropriate and sustainable approach to increasing the content of n-3 PUFAs in beef. Taking into account the requirements for creating the pastures with high yields, productive longevity, a rapid achievement of pasture ripeness, resistance to grazing and trampling, as well as a high content of unsaturated fatty acids, a total of 3 types of herbs are selected: oat-grass + perennial sorghum + leymus. The plants were grown on the territory of the experimental pilot farm with a cut every 6 weeks and an annual fertilizer at the rate of 250 kg N per 1 hectare for 3 years. The collection of herbal material for the analysis of fatty acids was carried out in June and September 2014, 2015, and 2016. Our microscopic data showed that 2 hours after feeding on fresh grass, the protozoa had a significantly larger number of intracellular chloroplasts, which remained high and 6 hours after feeding. Therefore, data on fatty acids were correlated with the content of intraprotozoal chloroplast. These data illustrate that the absorption by protozoa of mainly plant chloroplasts occurs rapidly. More than that, the intracellular level of chloroplasts is maintained for at least 6 hours. Thus, the protozoa quickly become the main reservoir of chloroplasts and useful sources of PUFAs.

The country's export objectives, aimed at the growth of the Russian economy, are best addressed by highlighting the competitive advantages of its border areas. In wheat exports, as of today, Russia ranks first in the world, but its gross harvest rises in conditions of low-quality grain production. The paper analyzes the production parameters of spring wheat cultivation, explores the dynamics of its sown areas, gross yield, and yield by federal districts for the period 2001-2017. The article calculated the structure of crops and wheat production, indicators of its effectiveness depending on the quality of grain in the agricultural organizations of the country. The conditions for economic growth of individual border areas of the country are determined on the basis of the development of efficient production of strong and hard varieties of spring wheat in the regions of Western Siberia. A mechanism has been developed and proposed for creating a single large-scale West Siberian specialized zone for the sustainable production of high-quality spring wheat commercial grain with sales to the neighboring countries of the Asian continent.

The article describes the movement of the fruit as a mathematical pendulum during branch vibrations. A non-linear numerical mathematical model was obtained. The article stated the presence of the fruit's complex movements, including non-sinusoidal oscillations, oscillations-beats, rotational modes, as well as oscillations that have a stochastic appearance. Subresonances are detected at operating frequencies ω≈ pω₀ (p=2,3,4,5...); at the same time, the fruit oscillates with almost its own frequency ω₀. It is established that the maximum efforts in the stem necessary for its destruction appear at a subharmonic resonance with the frequency ω≈ 3ω₀. This mode is recommended as a working one for garden vibration installations.

The article analyzes the current state of vegetable production in the open and protected soils in the Russian Federation. Tomato (17.3%), cabbage (16.7%), onion (13.0%), carrots (10.4%), cucumbers (10.0%), and table beet (7.0%) occupy the largest share in the structure of vegetable crops cultures. In the structure of products of the whole agriculture, 49.5–52.8% is accounted for by agricultural organizations, 40.5–34.7% is produced by households. The bulk of commercial vegetables produced in the open ground. all categories of farms produced 14.7 million tons each, in 2016–2017. The main production of vegetables in open ground is concentrated in the Southern, Volga and Central federal districts, where about 65% of the vegetables from the total production in the Russian Federation are produced annually. The average yield of vegetables in greenhouses in the whole country is growing steadily, reaching the figure of 36.9 kg/m² in 2017, which is 31.8% higher than the 2013 level (28 kg/m²). According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, the level of self-sufficiency of the Russian Federation of vegetables of the protected ground was 53.4% in 2017. This indicator is 7.1% higher than the 2016 level (46.3%) and 13.0% higher than the 2015 level (40.4%).

In modern conditions, the problem of environmental protection has become one of the decisive factors determining the further development of mankind, along with technological and economic aspects. The approach is most effective when disposing the waste from one production provides an effective solution to the problem of environmental protection in other industries. The article investigates the possibility of using the acidic waste generated from the operation of ion exchange plants at power plants to increase the sorption capacity of carbon sorbents for phenol by changing the chemistry of the surface of coal. It has been established that an increase in the sorption capacity of active carbon ABG provides additional adsorption and increases the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of wastewater treatment from phenol.

The article describes the latest global trends in the field of energy security and energy efficiency. The experience of developed countries in energy efficiency, as well as experience and dynamics in the Russian Federation, are analyzed.

The main provisions of using GIS technologies for the environmental monitoring of urban green spaces (UGS) are described. The main factors of anthropogenic negative impact on the UGS are characterized. The paper considers the necessity of using modern methods of the Earth remote sensing and geospatial mapping for the inventory, assessment, and monitoring of environmental conditions of UGS. The principles of geoinformation modeling of UGS are characterized. The definition of UGS geospatial model is given, the tasks solved with its help are listed, the considered parameters of UGS are provided by the authors. The main stages of UGS geospatial modeling are described. A fragment of digital greening plan of Novosibirsk is presented. The paper concludes about the importance of geospatial modeling and mapping for the effective organization of environmental monitoring of UGS.

Currently, the Russian and foreign scientists are actively involved in the development of technologies for the processing and utilization of carbon dioxide. At the Kemerovo State University, the technologies for processing and application of carbon dioxide in the food industry have been developed. One of them is based on throttling the CO₂ coater in the generator. In order to determine the optimal operating modes of the generator, throttling is performed through washers with different throttle holes and their configuration. Also, throttling is performed with different angles of cones of snow formers at different temperatures of liquid carbon dioxide, which allows to reveal the influence of the above factors on the process of carbon dioxide snow formation. Based on the analysis of the obtained dependencies, we can conclude that the largest volume of snow weighing 0.25 kg was obtained using a cone with an angle of 12° and a temperature of minus 10°C. In percentage terms, 31.25% of the CO₂ consumed liquid phase was reworked into snow. The additional lowering of the temperature of the liquid carbon dioxide, as well as the choice of the optimum, for a given temperature, the angle of the bell, have a significant impact on the volume of the snow carbon dioxide produced. However, in the process of choosing the temperature control parameters, possible additional economic costs of creating conditions for lowering the temperature of liquid carbon dioxide should be considered.

The accumulation of low-molecular antioxidants and carbohydrates in three wintering plants of Yakutia in the summer-autumn period (July, August, September) was studied. Determining the content of the sum of low-molecular antioxidants (LMAO), the sum of flavonoids, ascorbic acid, and the sum of carbohydrates was conducted spectrofotometrically in the needles of pinus silvestris L. and annual shoots of ledum palustre L., rosa acicularis Lindl. The research shows that in general a decrease of temperature (a transition from summer months to autumn months) increases the content of LMAO in the three examined plants. The study also shows that an increase of the LMAO amount in the content descends to a greater extent due to the accumulation of ascorbic acid. In the dynamics of accumulation of flavonoids during the studied period, the maximum was noticed in August and followed by a decline in September. In the dynamics of the content of carbohydrates (reducing sugars), as well as the LMAO, was revealed a gradual increase in the period from July to September. The wide fluctuations in the content of the sum of LMAO, ascorbic acid, and flavonoids with decreasing temperature were found in the rosa acicularis Lindl, as well as in the sugars in the needles of pinus silvestris L. Thus, the revealed dynamics of accumulation of LMAO in wintering plants (fraction of flavonoids, ascorbic acid) in the period of preparation for the transition to winter dormancy did not show the presence of an explicit dependence on the accumulation of the main cryoprotectants of plants, i.e. carbohydrates.

The article identifies a new method of dynamic modeling in the design of the transport system in the forest fund (TSFF), which is based on economic and mathematical modeling and fuzzy logic tools. The combination of the indicated methods is designed to reduce the disadvantages of their use and increase the benefits. The article substantiates the choice of assessing the forecast level of the impact of risks on the activities of forestry enterprises (the method of expert assessments), using the methodological tools of fuzzy logic. The indicated method makes it possible to take into account a large variety of risk factors of the internal and external environment. At the same time, methodological aspects of fuzzy logic make it possible to formulate a quantitative assessment of qualitative indicators. The article substantiates the choice of tools for economic and mathematical modeling in order to state the design problem of the planned TSFF. Since the indicated method enables the formalization of the functioning of the timber transport system in the given conditions. The article presents a developed model that correctly takes into account the influence of risk factors when planning a TSFF, through the combination of fuzzy logic methods and economic and mathematical modeling. The advantages of the developed model include: considering the multivariance of material flows, vehicles, points of overload, etc.; automated processing of input parameters and effective data; using the model for forecasting, i.e. the possibility of deriving a fuzzy estimate of the efficiency of the timber transport system by identifying cause-effect relationships between the modeling object and the influence of risk factors on its functioning.

The article investigates the fundamental possibility of using preheating of the activated carbon in air and in an inert atmosphere to increase its adsorption capacity during adsorption extraction from aqueous solutions of a mixture of phenol – pyridine. It is found that such a modification affects more adsorption of pyridine than of phenol. At the same time, heating in an inert atmosphere turned out to be more efficient.

The use of cryoconcentration allows one to preserve the biological value and organoleptic properties of food products. This paper presents the results of studies on the concentration of whey by separation freezing. General patterns of separation freezing of whey in a capacitive crystallizer, the influence of the rate of ice formation, and the mass fraction of dry substances on the formed amount of whey protein concentrate are analyzed. The chemical composition of the initial serum and the resulting concentrates are determined. The mass fraction of protein in whey protein concentrate was 92% of the total dry matter. In the lactose concentrate, the dry matter content was 62.5%, the amount of pure lactose – 55.8 g/100 g concentrate.

The process of adsorption of ions of heavy metals Cu²+, Pb²+, Zn²+, Cd²+ from aqueous solutions with the mineral adsorbent burnt solid was investigated. Kinetic data on the adsorption process were obtained. Parameters of adsorption equilibrium using the Langmuir and Dubinin–Radushkevich equations have been calculated. The efficiency of extracting heavy metal ions upon modification of the adsorbent and in the area of low concentrations is shown.

The article deals with topical issues of forming a range of functional foods with useful properties in the border areas. Also, the article considers the technological possibilities of introducing berry raw materials into traditional food products.

The article deals with the tasks of mathematical modeling and forecasting of the space-time state of systems using geospatial data for assessing technological risk. Predicted functions of changes in the space-time state of the system, obtained by the exponential smoothing method, are constructed. The article provides an example of options for changing the space-time state of an object based on the exponential smoothing method.

The article discusses the development of a multi-agent system for solving problems of determining, controlling, and predicting the space-time states (STS) of objects. A generalized scheme of a multi-agent approach to solving the problem of determining the STS of an object is given. The article describes an algorithm "decision trees" on the example of the decomposition of the object in order to monitor and predict the STS of the structural parts of the object.

The article proposes a conceptually new, intellectually oriented approach with a higher degree of automation to the monitoring of man-made objects and the prediction of the space-time state of man-made objects. The paper describes an algorithm of functioning of the multi-agent system for determining and controlling the space-time state of a man-made object is completed. The article describes the development of a robotic stand, which is a prototype of a multi-agent system.

The article assesses the issue of further development of the industrial mushroom production in the Russian Federation in order to fulfill the objectives of the State Program for the Development of Agriculture and Regulation of Agricultural Products, Raw Materials, and Food Markets for 2013-2020. It was developed in accordance with the principles of ensuring food independence of Russia, sustainable development of rural territories of the Russian Federation, and financial sustainability of agricultural producers. Conducting an analysis of the state of the world mushroom industry, general trends in the organization of industrial enterprises, and the choice of modern technological solutions, which are the basis for the intensification of production and its economic efficiency. The article assesses a level of self-sufficiency of the Russian Federation in mushroom products on the basis of a comparison of the consumption levels of cultivated mushrooms in the developed European countries, the USA, as well as East and Southeast Asia.

The article presents a comparative analysis of such an important trait that is economically valuable for vegetative reproduction in the bearded iris as the degree of winter hardiness of rhizomes. Economic efficiency for the industrial production of planting material is also calculated. The degree of winter-hardness was determined by the ratio of the number of plants left before winter to the number of plants that grew up in early spring. As a result of research, 84 varieties of domestic and foreign selection were assessed, among which a total of four groups were identified with varying degrees of winter hardiness. Observations have shown that the irises of domestic breeding and time-tested foreign varieties, which have been cultivated for a long time in central Russia, are most resistant to overwintering. The economic efficiency of growing planting material was 144% per unit area (1 ha).

The article calculates the costs incurred at different stages of cultivation of winter garlic in an in vitro culture. It is shown that when using the developed technique (10,000 plants with a cost of 30.3 rubles per 1 plant), a regenerant can be obtained for 270 days of cultivation.

The relevance of vertical vegetable growing is due to the need to ensure an uninterrupted supply of food and reduce the cost of food production in terms of moving the majority of the population of the Earth into urban space. The market of vertical vegetable growing can be characterized as capacious and fast-growing. In the Russian Federation, this market is still developing. The main vegetable crops are not represented in it. The purpose of the study was to create tomato varieties for the vertical vegetable growing (multi-tiered hydroponic plants). For this purpose, a new approach to the breeding process was necessary, in which the variety would be considered as an element of the technological chain. A collection of 692 tomato samples served as our research material. Research methods included the following: creating a model of a new form of tomato for multi-tiered hydroponic structures; analyzing the genetic basis of the characteristic "short stature" in Solanum lycopersicum L.; conducting an individual selection from sporophyte variety populations; testing selected samples in a multi-tiered narrow-rack hydroponics installation; selecting the most large-fruited and productive samples; transferring new varieties to the State Variety Testing (GSI), and analyzing the economic efficiency of cultivating new varieties on multi-tiered hydroponic installation. As a result, in the Federal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing, the first varieties of tomato vertical vegetables such as "Natasha" (Patent of the Russian Federation No. 9060) and "Timosha" (Patent of the Russian Federation No. 9059) were obtained. Our analysis of the economic efficiency of tomato cultivation on multi-tiered narrow-rack hydroponics demonstrated the convincing advantages of such a method of tomato cultivation as compared to the traditional cultivation method.

The use of quality planting material is an important factor for the production of agricultural products, because it allows to realize the biological potential of the cultivated plant to a greater extent, to obtain a high-quality crop. Garlic is an exclusively vegetatively propagated crop. Due to the low breeding rate, garlic is difficult to reproduce in a short time in volumes that would fully meet the demand for planting material. In this regard, a large number of imported, often poor-quality planting material of this culture comes to the domestic market. Therefore, the issue of providing a domestic manufacturer with a quality planting material is acute. We have established the effectiveness of contemporary growth regulators in the planting of garlic. The article discusses the issues of increasing the economic efficiency of the production of winter garlic planting material using the growth regulators of the last generation. The article shows the high efficiency of using the composition of silicon organic growth regulators, including Boratran, Krezacin, and Asyak, in a concentration of 0.015% in winter garlic plantings, which allows to increase the yield of bulbs by 2 t/ha. The economic efficiency of using the preplant treatment of clove and plants during the growing season with growth regulators allows to obtain additional profit, amounting to 178 thousand rubles per hectare.

An important task of any state in the world is to ensure food security. The Russian Federation is the third largest cabbage producer in the world. In the conditions of the modern market, for ensuring successful competitiveness, selection must promptly respond to consumer requests. To reduce some stages of the selection process, we used the modern biotechnological method of culture of isolated microspores in vitro. This method allows one to get homozygous lines in the first generation. In the Federal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing, the protocol for obtaining doubled haploid cabbage cultures has been optimized and successfully applied in practice. However, for expediency of implementation of the obtained lines in the selection and seed-growing process, it is important for us to know the economic efficiency of production. The paper presents the data on the basic costs of obtaining lines of white cabbage with traditional and modern biotechnological methods of selection. The article provides a comparative assessment of their cost-effectiveness in the selection of white cabbage. It is shown that the use of the biotechnological method in combination with the classical method of selection allows to obtain pure lines with 100% homozygosity for 3 years. At the same time, economic costs of producing lines, when using doubled haploid plants of white cabbage, are reduced in 2 times.

One of the main factors for increasing the efficiency of production of sweet peppers is the introduction of new high-yielding varieties and hybrids adapted to the growing conditions in order to fully realize their potential productivity. Every year, the leading breeding institutions of the country and foreign companies supply a large number of new hybrids to the market for subsequent introduction into production of the most productive ones. The main criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of varieties and hybrids is the annual economic effect of their introduction into production. The purpose of our research was to test domestic heterotic pepper hybrids suitable for production in industrial volumes, clarify the varietal cultivation technology for the steppe zone, and establish the economic efficiency of their cultivation. The work shows the economic efficiency of growing domestic hybrids of sweet pepper F₁Victor, F₁Medok F₁Lekar, F₁Aleksiy, F₁Erivan using advanced cultivation technology. The article shows that domestic hybrids with a planting period of March 15-20 and plant density of 72 thousand/ha provided a yield of 73-78 t/ha, which was 12-20% higher than the F₁Vedran standard. The calculations showed that the profitability of production is determined by the productivity of a particular hybrid. Among the studied samples, the most profitable (more than 30%) are F₁Lekar, F₁Aleksiy, which had a yield of 77-78 t/ha. High profitability was observed in F₁Victor (28.9%) and F₁Erivan (27.2%) hybrids, profitability is slightly lower in F₁Medok (23.8%). In general, domestic hybrids have a 2.3-3.1 times higher profitability compared to the standard, which indicates the high efficiency of their cultivation in industrial production.

The basis of food independence of any country is a reliable seed system, and seed control is a concern of the state in many developed countries. The standard methods used for analyzing the quality of seeds do not meet today's requirements for seed production, they are laborious, time-consuming, and also uninformative. The contemporary level of scientific knowledge requires the use of new instrumental methods that are highly informative. We have developed an instrumental X-ray method for assessing the quality of vegetable seeds. It is highly informative, quick and easy to perform, and preserves the material being analyzed. The article compares and economically analyzes the widely used standard morphometric method and the implemented instrumental method of X-ray analysis of seeds. It turned out that the use of instrumental methods for seed quality analysis is economically and energetically justified. The method of X-ray analysis of seeds favorably differs in energy efficiency and the period of performance from the standard method. Introduced instrumental method for visual analysis of radiographs is slightly inferior to the standard in labor costs, but the process is significantly accelerated with automatic analysis. The method is automated, which allows to avoid errors in assessing the quality of seeds associated with the operator's subjectivity. The article calculates the benefit from introducing the X-ray method in the seed control case. It is shown that over a ten-year lifetime of the X-ray diagnostic unit, all the costs of organizing the laboratory pay off even with a relatively small workload and begin to make a profit.

Garden carrot is a traditional food in Russia. Based on the consumption rate of 10 kg per year per person, 1,469 thousand tons of carrots per year must be produced for the population of the Russian Federation. To meet the needs of the population in fresh and processed carrot products, the development of new highly productive and resistant varieties and hybrids is necessary. The traditional production of linear material and hybrids in the breeding of garden carrots is a laborious, lengthy process due to the 2-year cycle of plant development, self-incompatibility, and inbreeding depression. On average, 16-20 years can be spent on creating a hybrid of carrots with the successful course of the selection process. Using biotechnological methods, completely homozygous lines can be obtained in 1 year and a wide variety of starting material can be created for inclusion in the breeding process. The article presents an analysis of economic efficiency and a comparative assessment of the production of garden carrot lines using classical breeding and biotechnology methods. Calculations are based on the rates being used at the Federal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing. It is shown that the economic costs of obtaining lines when using doubled haploid plants of the garden carrot are reduced in almost five times. To increase the efficiency of the breeding process, biotechnological methods need to be embedded in classical breeding schemes.

The paper presents the economic results of the raw materials production of fthe ood red-violet dye, enriched with antioxidants from the leaves of two varieties of amaranth (Valentina, Don Pedro) breeding of the Federal Scientific Center for Vegetable Growing (Russia). The amaranth plant leaves are used both as a raw material for the production of food-grade natural dye for coloring confectionery products, beverages, and so can be used as part of salads, soups, sauces, enriching them with biologically active substances (in particular, ascorbic acid and phenolic compounds), giving them both original taste and color. The article analyzes the economic efficiency of growing amaranth plants in an open and protected ground, depending on additional mineral fertilizer to obtain a natural food dye. Calculated in prices of 2018, the economic efficiency indicators for both products and resources proved to be satisfactory. Costs per hectare amounted to 77 thousand rubles for cultivation in open ground conditions and 225 thousand rubles for cultivation in a film greenhouse. The cost of raw materials varied from 550 to 880 rubles per kilogram under these conditions. The gross profit ranged from 15 to 125 rubles/ha, profitability ranged from 14 to 81%.

The article conducted production tests and developed parameters of the innovative technology for substrate preparation under sterile conditions for the cultivation of oyster mushrooms. Oyster mushroom is the second largest industrial mushroom culture, which belongs to the group of wood-destroying mushrooms. World production of oyster mushrooms is about 1.5 million tons per year. Its cultivation is practiced in Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, and Taiwan. Fruit bodies of oyster mushrooms have high nutritional and medicinal value. Biological features of a culture allow its production under conditions of both specialized cultivation facilities and in adapted premises, thereby solving the problem of their effective use. The industrial mushroom production in the Russian Federation is growing due to the construction of industrial complexes for mushroom cultivation. According to experts, the expansion of the cultivation of oyster mushrooms with the use of contemporary technologies and technological equipment is a very promising business for our country. The total annual production of oyster mushrooms does not exceed 4-5 thousand tons, which does not even provide 5-6% of the required domestic demand. In Russia, mushroom producers, farmers, and subsidiary farms are constantly looking for a solution to the problem of acquiring high-quality raw materials, organizing the full technological cycle of production, choosing the technology for preparing the substrate and growing the fruit bodies of the mushroom that would ensure the economic efficiency of the production of fruit bodies of mushrooms. When growing oyster mushrooms in small enterprises, the following simplest methods of processing raw materials are used: soaking in hot water without temperature control and without optimal processing time, respectively. The quality of the substrate prepared in this way is very low, and the level of the resulting crop does not provide cost-effective results, which leads to the cessation of the mushroom production. Therefore, the latest technological and technical solutions to virtually solve the issues of introducing new equipment for the production of high-quality substrate are relevant and important. This will allow to obtain stable yields and effectively lead the production of significant low-calorie fresh protein products, namely oyster mushroom bodies.

The highest yield (18.6 t/ha) and the best economic effect (320 thousand rubles/ha) with good product quality was obtained on alluvial soils of the Moscow Region with the complex use of the Maraton F₁, hybrid, mineral fertilizers N₁₂₀P₆₀K₁₅₀ for broccoli in combination with top dressing humic fertilizer "gumistaf" (3 l/ha) and microfertilizer "tenso-cocktail" (0.5 kg/ha). The developed plant nutrition system provides an increase in the content of dry matter, sugars, and vitamins in products with a slight increase in nitrates.

Obtaining high-quality products is one of the most important tasks of agricultural enterprises of all forms of ownership. Quality indicators are not only organoleptic indicators, but first of all, the chemical composition of the products manufactured. Quality food should contain the necessary macro-and micronutrients in a dose that meets the needs of the human body in them. In this regard, the development of methods for obtaining products containing microelements, in the quantity necessary to ensure the normal functioning of a person is a particularly important area at present. We have found that preplant treatment of chives and vegetative plants with a 0.1% solution of potassium selenite in combination with SAS and DMSO makes it possible to produce bulbs in which the content of selenium exceeds the control by 29.4 and 145.3 times. A similar treatment of cloves and plants with sodium selenite leads to an increase in the selenium content in the bulbs to 8.0 mg/kg and 7.3 mg/kg, or 169.8 and 157.2 times in comparison with the control. The proposed method of enrichment of garlic with selenium allows to improve the qualitative composition of this culture and increase its economic significance.

The main consumer vector of the food sector is positioned with functional products. Issues of providing the body with a complete, balanced diet are the determining factor in the formation of human health. Addressing women's health issues is of particular relevance in the social policy of the state, since the health and development of the future generation as a whole depends on women's health. The science-based prescription formula and innovative technology of the biologically active complex in the form of dietary supplements on a plant-based basis have been developed. Clinical trials on a representative group of women with premenstrual syndrome, conducted as evidence of its effectiveness. The developed phytocomplex contains synergistically active ingredients for nutritive and metabolic support of the female body during the period of hormonal imbalance. Phytoestrogens contained in herbal ingredients stimulate tissue receptors during menopause, triggering a response aimed at normalizing impaired functions. An innovative method of matrix tableting in the manufacture of dietary supplements provides a prolonged effect of biologically active substances with adjustable speed. The article shows that the developed form of dietary supplements is an effective treatment for premenstrual syndrome. In combination with the psychotropic drug Grandoxin, the dietary supplement leads to a significant improvement in all indicators of psychological testing, namely a decrease in the degree of depression, reactive anxiety, and a significant decrease in the indices of vegetative disturbances. Joint therapy has a more pronounced therapeutic effect. It completely suppresses or weakens the clinical manifestations of premenstrual syndrome. The developed formula of dietary supplement is well tolerated by patients and does not cause any side effects.

The paper presents research results aimed at finding plant raw materials, food biologically active components and reviews the possibility of their organic interaction to a form nutrient phytocomplex to create functional beverages. Using the principles of food combinatorics, we formulate the criteria of safety and usefulness of extracts, the formulation of health drinks using edible red-violet dye enriched with antioxidants from leaves and seeds of the amaranth Valentina variety. The biochemical and mineral composition of the created drink is studied.

The purpose of the research is the development and improvement of the technological process of production of mini-tubers of the original seed Jerusalem artichoke to increase the quantitative yield of the standard seed fraction "original seed Jerusalem artichoke" in accordance with the requirements of GOST R 55757-2013. The development of the technological process of production of the original seed Jerusalem artichoke was carried out with the introduction into the culture and reproduction through meristem; cuttings of plants from test tubes were carried out for their further reproduction; then, plants from test tubes were planted in propagatory specially made at the Institute installation for aerogydromassage the method of obtaining the minitubers. Introduced into the culture in vitro and propagated ten varieties (hybrids) of Jerusalem artichoke. In the production 1000 in vitro micro plants, the costs amounted to 76.5 thousand RUB From one plant turned out more than 15 pieces of size more than 10 mm when growing minitubers in aerohydroplane propagator. The proposed methods can increase almost 2 times the volume of production of superelites of standard quality and increase profitability by 29%, for practical implementation with the greatest efficiency they can be implemented on the basis of modern well-equipped high-tech enterprises that are specialized in the original seed Jerusalem artichoke.

Fluorescent control methods are very sensitive and able to capture the ultra-weak reactions of tubers to lighting. However, they have not been developed due to the high sensitivity and complexity of the analysis of diverse information from natural samples. An important biological feature of tubers is repair, i.e. an ability to renew the cover tissue in places of mechanical damage. To assess the quality of tubers, natural, and wound periderms, a spectrofluorimeter was used. Optical measurements were performed. The spectra were recorded at a low voltage on a photovoltaic multiplier with a slit width of monochromators – 5 nm, in which the object fluorescence was illuminated by light with a variable wavelength. Results of the spectral reaction to these excitations were recorded. Tubers of potato varieties of different maturity groups were used for research. The relationship between the intensity of fluorescence of vitamins (max 468 nm) and flavins (max 520 nm) most fully reflects the state of tubers in different periods of storage. The aim of the study was to assess the quality of tubers by applying the fluorescent method to create a database for the development of portable devices that do not destroy the control of tubers during their storage.

The high investment potential of the regions of Siberia is substantially leveled by the low infrastructural potential and the high level of investment risks, primarily social and environmental risks. Consequently, the fundamental basis for ensuring their sustainable development and increasing investment attractiveness is the optimization of social and environmental risks. And the main indicators of their sustainable development are the indicators characterizing the environmental safety and social and environmental risks of the population. To assess the socio-environmental risks of harm to the health of the population of the region, taking into account its specific features, we propose to use data mining methods and neural network models, along with classical methods.

The theoretical and practical approaches to the organization of the territorial economy in agricultural regions on network-centric principles are considered in this paper. Their effectiveness has been proven within the sinter theory in the conditions of market economy and planned economy. The effectiveness of horizontal linkages in clusters of commercial complex provides the opportunity to conduct economic activities, mutually beneficial, efficient use of resources usage cross-border territories. Exploring the resource potential of Large regions of Altai enabled us to identify opportunities to significantly increase the production of the ecologically clean certified meat and dairy livestock products with special properties and contains useful microelements, vitamins, competitive not only in the domestic but also in global markets. This is due to the problem of ensuring healthy nutrition as well as recruiting in world popularity, slow food movement, based on the principle of ecological compatibility of natural products consumed. Thus, the eco-production is able to become a "growth pole" for the rural territories.

The article substantiates the relevance of the practical application of the concept of sustainable development and production. The peculiarity of doing business in the border areas is considered in details. Factors affecting sustainable food production by organizations in border areas are also analyzed. The role of crisis management in ensuring sustainable production is reviewed.

The article contains the results of a study of the resource and innovation potentials of the regions of the Siberian Federal District as the basis for their integration. The authors develop the idea of the necessity and expediency of using the innovation component in the interaction of regions with different potential.

The article analyzes the approaches to the definition, criteria, and threshold values of regional food security. Based on the analysis of indicators of food security of the Altai region, the main directions of the regional food policy are justified. The research shows that regional food security determines the level of security and sustainability of both the region as a whole and individual households. The main criteria for assessing food security are food independence, physical and economic accessibility of food in the region.

The pork production market is part of the food market, and increasing its competitiveness is a priority both in managing the agro-industrial complex in general and in the region in particular. Cluster interaction in the regional market of pig production is an important direction of its development, ensuring a full exchange of goods of appropriate quality between producers and consumers of pork production. In the proposed study, based on the analysis of statistical information, as well as surveys of consumers of pig production in the Irkutsk region (conducted in 2016), recommendations aimed at developing a regional production base for pig breeding were proposed. The development of a regional production base is proposed by expanding the existing industries, as well as by improving the breeding base of pig production in the region, creating a new model of cluster interaction between producers and consumers in the market under study. The formation of a regional pig cluster will increase the production of pork, open new channels for the sale of manufactured products, as well as start exporting to other regions.

The study aims to identify the prerequisites and features of the implementation of the principles and tools of a "green" economy in the Altai Republic, one of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The paper suggests a number of approaches to the formation of the main stages in the implementation of the principles and tools of a "green" economy in a region. The authors also systematize the key prerequisites necessary for introducing the principles and tools of a "green" economy in the Altai Republic. The study presented in this paper will contribute to the development of priority "green" sectors in the economy of the Altai Republic.

The article is devoted to the study of the export potential of dairy products of the Altai region. The factors that determine the possibility of expanding the presence of enterprises in the markets of the near and far abroad are identified and carefully analyzed in the paper.

The article analyzes the potential of growth theories in the context of determining sources for further development of the Russian regions, taking into account the "new normality" in the economy. As a result of a comparative analysis of endogenous and exogenous theories, their similarity has been proven. Modification of the Aguion-Howitt model for a region subjected to the development of an innovative technological entrepreneurship ecosystem has been developed. This model will allow to evaluate the impact of the innovation ecosystem as a factor of endogenous growth of the region.

The long-term trends of world energy development envisage a radical increase in the energy efficiency, an increase in its quality indicators, and a transition from fossil fuels to the use of sustainable energy technologies. The article presents an algorithm developed by a team of authors for planning, implementing, and evaluating economic efficiency of benchmarking sustainable energy technologies in cross-border regions. Its use will allow optimizing the energy intensity of enterprises, ensuring energy security, economic efficiency and environmental stability of adjacent territories, preserving the mineral resource base, and improving the quality of life of the population.

The article discusses current global trends of sustainable development. Our research clearly demonstrates that environmental innovation is one of the main tools for such development. However, this tool is not widely spread in Russia, including among cross-border regions. The article identifies the causes and possible solutions to the current problem.

The article presents an analysis of the current state in the food industry in the Far Eastern Federal District. Also, it analyzes its impact on ensuring food security in the region.

The article reflects the export orientation of the Altai Region and its relationship with the production of agro-industrial products. Export promotion instruments, including subsidies for compensation of a part of the costs of transporting agricultural products and foodstuffs, as well as a preferential tariff for the transportation of grain by rail are considered. The structure of exports of agricultural products are analyzed. Infrastructure and logistics problems of the grain market are also reviewed.

The Russian cheese market is in constant dynamics. A range of products is available on the market, a wide price range makes cheese a product affordable for all segments of the population; and a steady growth in this industry can be predicted. In this regard, an analysis of the prospects for the production and sale of cheese on the Russian market is of scientific and practical interest. Analysis of statistical data of the Federal State Statistics Service, the Territorial Body of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Altai Region, as well as analytical materials of the Altai Region Administration for the development of entrepreneurship and market infrastructure are presented and critically analyzed. Trends in the production and sale of cheese products are formulated. Factors hindering their development identified; development vectors in terms of import substitution are defined. The following general scientific research methods were used: analysis and synthesis, comparison, statistical methods, modeling, expert assessment method, description, etc. The scientific novelty of the study consists in assessing the factors determining the development of cheese production in the Russian Federation, as a whole, and in the Altai Region, in particular, and in developing the institutional, industry, and local vectors for its development.

The paper draws attention to the need to measure a level of "green economy" for monitoring, which is part of the state regulation of the regional economy. The authors note the difficulties and problems in the formation of indicators, indices used for assessing a level of the "green economy" development. The paper proposes an approach for calculating the integral indicator, which can become an indicator of the regional economy, taking into account the contribution of economic, social, and environmental factors to achieving sustainable development.

The article substantiates the importance and importance of the role of the implementation of the strategy of import substitution in ensuring the food security of the border region and its sustainable development. The hypothesis of the study is that the implementation of the import substitution strategy, which involves reducing food imports and organizing their production within the region, can be achieved through more efficient use of the potential of the border position. On the example of the Amur region, the article analyzes the labor supply for increasing agricultural production and calculates the need for labor resources for the future. It was justified the need for widespread use of foreign labor. The calculations can be used by regional authorities in the formation and implementation of import substitution strategies, as well as in determining the size of quotas for attracting foreign labor.

The socio-economic development of rural areas is determined by a complex of factors. The paper proposes the author's classification of factors, suggesting their division into external (regulated and unregulated by the main business entities and management structures) and internal ones. The characteristics of the main internal factors were given with respect to the sectoral specialization, infrastructure development, as well as considering certain features of the social sphere and the involvement of business entities in the processes of cooperation and economic integration.

The paper substantiates the need for differentiation of regional policy measures regarding the directions of development of rural areas of different specialization. On the example of rural areas of the Altai region, the paper discusses the key issues of agricultural specialization, the main development directions of agriculture, social, and market infrastructure.

In this article, the subject of the research is the prospects of integration relations in the border region of Russia based on the concept of polarized development of the territories. In particular, we focus on the Altai Krai with the adjacent territories of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Our analysis of the existing prerequisites and the current state of the integration processes, as well as the specifics of the development of the regions, shows the possibility of using the agriculture sector as a propulsion industry. More than that, an algorithm for creating a cross-border development axis was proposed.

Food production and meeting the needs of the population in high-quality food products are among the most important practical tasks of state importance. A significant contribution to the development of domestic agriculture makes poultry. For a short period of time (2001-2018), there was an increase in poultry meat production by 5.5 times and eggs by 27% in Russia. The main factor in increasing production in the poultry industry was the implementation of innovative processes and integrated technical and technological modernization. In order to maintain the momentum and continue the progressive development of poultry production, it is necessary to ensure that its competitiveness is increased, taking into account the existing and forecasted future challenges. In order to determine the impact of modernization processes on the formation of the poultry meat market, the article analyzed the dynamics of the number of new, modernized and reconstructed poultry facilities and estimated the volume of increase in poultry production for slaughter at these enterprises. The proposed measures of state support in terms of modernization of the industry, the implementation of which, in the author's opinion, would contribute to the achievement of full provision of the domestic market for poultry products and the transformation of the sub-sector into an export-oriented business.

The article deals with the problems of development of domestic poultry farming on the basis of technical and technological modernization. The dynamics of the number of new, modernized, and reconstructed poultry facilities was analyzed and the volume of increase in poultry production for slaughter at these enterprises was assessed. Factors constraining the development of modernization processes in the sub-industry are considered. Government support measures for the modernization of the industry have been proposed. According to the author, the implementation of these measures will contribute to the full provision of the domestic market for poultry products and the transformation of the poultry industry into a high-tech sub-industry competitive in the domestic and foreign markets.

The problems associated with the current trend in the consumption of natural food products, the sale of manufactured products, increasing the competitiveness of domestic products, foreign product intervention, ensuring the institutionalization of Internet commerce by the state are discussed in the article. The analysis carried out features of the introduction and development of efficient, digital technologies in agriculture. Also, promising areas of digitalization of the agro-industrial complex are highlighted by the authors. It was recommended to entrepreneurs to create such sites, the effectiveness of which reached the audience at an appropriate level, the volume of orders was maximum, which ultimately would increase profits and strengthen market position.

In this article, we studied the feeding and meat productivity of young coarse sheep (Buryat, Mongolian, Tuva, Edilbaev breeds) raised in 4 sheep farms of the Republic of Buryatia. In addition, the paper analyzes the economic efficiency of different breeds.

The paper presents an analysis of the problem of environmental safety on the basis of the cultural vision of socio-ecological problems associated with the development of the coal industry in the Kuzbass region. It is emphasized that at the present time, there is a growing crisis in the relations between the man and nature, which is especially evident in such actively interacting with the natural environment regions as the Kuzbass. The article emphasize the statement that the coal industry of the Kuzbass plays such a significant role that its development appears to be socially and culturally important for the entire region. The culture of environmental safety in the coal mining industry affects life and health, in the literal sense of the word, every inhabitant of the region. Therefore, the formation of a high ecological culture should become a strategic priority of the regional policy covering all spheres of life and activity of the Kuzbass population. In this complicated situation, the choice of orientations and motivations in the formation of ecological consciousness, in ecological education acquires a huge role. However, in publications, only environmental education is most often emphasized, and sometimes norms of environmental ethics. The article proposes a broader approach based on the synthesis of rational impact, ethical and aesthetic motivation, as well as on involving young people in the practical volunteer movement in the sphere of ecology.

The article analyzes the level and quality of food consumption, identifies the main trends in the formation of the diet of the population of the Amur region. The factors affecting the consumption of basic foods are analyzed.

Attitude to nature is the basic value of the peoples of Eurasia. This is especially clearly manifested in the example of land use. The development of virgin lands in the adjacent territories of Russia and Kazakhstan led to the solution of the food problem, but with social and environmental consequences. Violation of the traditional integrity of human and natural being lies at their core. The authors argue that it is possible to restore the proportionality of their coexistence, including through the introduction of innovative farming methods as the basis for sustainable development of agricultural territories.

The article discusses the contribution of peasant (farmer) farms to the crop industry of the Altai Region. The paper estimates a share of the production of grain crops and sunflower, as well as analyzes the differentiation of these indicators within the region and the zonal change of the main indicators of farm activity.