ASSESSMENT OF LAND USE OF AGRICULTURAL DESTINATION IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

Nizhny Novgorod region is located in the center of the European part of our country. Its borders with few exceptions, do not coincide with any significant natural boundaries. The location of the area in forest and forest-steppe natural zone allows natural inner border of the river Volga to have in its diversity of soil and vegetation. This division of the region on the Left Bank and the right Bank lets talk about the zoning of these areas on two approaches accepted in the world practice – agro landscapes zoning and basin approach to the zoning of its catchment. The first approach involves the division of land for agricultural purposes in accordance with their existing and potential suitability for cultivation of agricultural crops. The second approach is to divide the waters in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Volga River creates the main difference between the two areas, despite the fact that all the rivers belong to the basin of the Volga. This zoning allows assessing the agricultural lands that make up 39.5% in the structure of the land Fund of the region and are the predominant category in the specified structure. Area of agricultural land on the Right Bank 2.3 times higher than the square of the Left Bank. In the Left Bank of agricultural lands make up 23.2% in the structure of the land Fund, in the Right - of 54.8 %. With this difference, owainati these areas is high. On average 90% in each zone falls on agricultural lands. The remaining land is represented by forest lands, forest plantations, are not included in the forest Fund and non-agricultural lands. In regions of the Left share of the land category "agricultural land" in the structure of the land Fund varies considerably: from 9,9% to 47.4%. In areas of the right Bank of the share of land category "agricultural land" in the structure of the land Fund much more from 34.2% to 90.6% of.