Distribution of basic factors (land and labor) in agriculture in Russia in the inter-census period 2006–2016

M.Sh. Gazaeva

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Abstract: In recent decades, there has been a trend towards reducing the number of land and agricultural workers in Russian agriculture. Since these are the fundamental factors of agriculture on which the state and development of the national agricultural sector depend, it is an important scientific and practical task to identify the reasons that have led to this trend.
Aim. The success of agriculture depends not only on access to basic resources, but also on maintaining a balance between them. When one factor is reduced, the other factors are also significantly reduced. Among the issues related to the balance of the main factors in agriculture, the aspect of the balance between the size of agricultural land and its use remains less studied. The present study aims to describe and quantify this aspect.
Materials and methods. The centroid method is used to determine specific parameters of the geographical movement of agricultural land and labour resources in a country.
Results. Based on the analysis of statistical data, the article identifies and describes the main trends in the development of two key factors – land and labor – in national agriculture. Unlike most papers that explore this issue, this study has two innovations. First, the research is conducted at a regional level; second, an attempt is made to identify a pattern in this trend.
Conclusion. The results obtained allow us to make recommendations aimed at improving the efficiency of land use as a key factor in agriculture.

Keywords: land, agricultural workers, regional features, abbreviations

For citation. Gazaeva M.Sh. Distribution of basic factors (land and labor) in agriculture in Russia in the inter-census period 2006–2016. News of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of RAS. 2025. Vol. 27. No. 4. Pp. 104–113. DOI: 10.35330/1991-6639-2025-27-4-104-113

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Information about the author

Madina Sh. Gazaeva, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Kabardino-Balkarian State Agrarian University named after V.M. Kokov;
360030, Russia, Nalchik, 1v Lenin avenue;
mtramova@yahoo.com, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8868-4309, SPIN-code: 2030-4444