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ABSTRACT 

Uzbekistan, which has a rich agricultural history, faces the problem of abandoned arable land - a valuable resource 

awaiting restoration. This article examines the specific causes of loss of arable land in Uzbekistan and offers individual 

strategies and recommendations for returning these lands to productive use. 

 

KEYWORDS 

Agriculture, arable land, Kashkadarya region, Nishon district, environment, land formation, land monitoring, 

effective use of land. 

 

INTRODUCTION

The world land fund is 13.2 billion. hectares, of which 

the agricultural land is about 4.7 billion hectares, of 

which about 1.6 billion. hectare (12.0%) is agricultural 

arable land. According to the official data of the 

International Food Security Organization of the UN, 

approximately 88% of the food products needed by the 

  Research Article 

 

THE MAIN CAUSES OF FALLOW LAND ON AGRICULTURAL LAND AND 

SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR PREVENTION  
 

Submission Date: January 09, 2024, Accepted Date:  January 14, 2024,  

Published Date: January 19, 2024 

Crossref doi: https://doi.org/10.37547/ajahi/Volume04Issue01-07 

 

 

Abdisalomov A.A. 
Doctoral student of the Uzdavyerloyiha State Scientific Design Institute, Uzbekistan 

 

Toshtemirov T.A. 
Chief specialist of the Human Resources Development and Management Department of the Republican 

Aerogeodesy Center, Uzbekistan 

 

Jurayev A.R. 
Chief Project Engineer of the “Kashvilyerloyiha” division, Uzbekistan 

 

 

 

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world's population are grown on agricultural land. The 

amount and quality of land suitable for agriculture has 

decreased due to various natural and anthropogenic 

influences. Therefore, improving the efficiency of land 

use in various regions of the world, which has 

deteriorated and left the agricultural cycle, is one of 

the urgent issues [1]. 

RESEARCH OBJECT AND METHODS 

Agricultural land in Nishon district of Kashkadarya 

region was selected as a research object. The method 

of research is based on generally accepted methods in 

practice. These studies were carried out by the 

Uzdavyerloyiha State Scientific Design Institute. 

In recent years, the great attention to environmental 

protection has increased the need to study the 

effective use of existing land in the world, and to create 

a large-scale database for protection. The increase in 

demand for natural resources leads to their decrease 

year by year. This situation showed the need to 

systematize and manage the volume of data. 

RESEARCH RESULTS AND THEIR DISCUSSION 

In our republic, rational and effective use of land 

resources, in particular agricultural land, regulation of 

land relations, proper organization of land 

construction and land monitoring, maintenance and 

increase of soil fertility, as well as distribution and 

redistribution of land resources, among them, 

especially in the agrarian sector, creating a single, 

modern system that ensures correct and purposeful 

use and constantly improving it is one of the most 

important tasks that determine the development of 

the economy, especially within the framework of the 

requirements for the development and liberalization of 

today’s economy [7]. 

It is necessary to analyze the areas of irrigated 

cropland or agricultural land types in general that have 

fallen out of agricultural use, to study the reasons for 

the fall out of agricultural use, and to eliminate such 

reasons as much as possible. 

Today, the use of electronic digital maps of agriculture 

in the Republic of Uzbekistan has been transferred to 

the authority of the Ministry of Agriculture, and in this 

regard, the State Scientific and Design Institute 

“Uzdavierloyiha” and regional land surveyors in the 

regions and districts under the jurisdiction of the 

Ministry of Agriculture is monitored. 

In our republic, systematic measures have been 

implemented in connection with the rational and 

effective use of land resources, the proper 

organization of land management and land 

monitoring, in particular, the digitization of the total 

information collected on the basis of land monitoring, 

the development of the agricultural land control 

system, certain results are being achieved based on 

this. Decree of the President of the Republic of 

Uzbekistan dated January 28, 2022 No. PD-60 “On the 

development strategy of the new Uzbekistan for 2022-

2026”. Important tasks for “...development of an 

electronic database for inventory and monitoring of 

their implementation” have been defined [2]. 

In recent years, special attention has been paid to 

increasing the efficiency of agricultural land in our 

country, including using water-saving technologies. 

Due to the fact that the mechanisms of state support 

are being adapted to the requirements of the times, 

water-saving technologies were introduced in 433 

thousand hectares in 2021 alone, and their total figure 

was 17% of the irrigated areas. However, shortcomings 

in the production, supply, procurement, on-site design 

and installation of water-saving irrigation systems, as 

well as the lack of skills of some agricultural producers 



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in this regard, are the reasons for the late introduction 

of these technologies is happening [3]. 

In addition, due to improper use of irrigated cropland 

in agriculture, it is transferred to other types of land, 

allocated to domestic constructions, irrigation water 

does not reach the fields, and irrigation networks do 

not work well. The area of arable land is decreasing 

(Table 1). 

                                                             1- table 

Earth type 
1990 

year 

2001 

year 

2011 

year 

2023 

year 

in 2023 

compared to 

1990 +,- 

compared 

to 2023 +,- 

Total 

cultivated land 
4176,5 4056,2 4064,7 4028,5 -148,0 -27,7 

It is watered 

from it 
3407,3 3309,4 3307,3 3242,1 -165,2 -67,3 

Note:* – compiled by the author based on the data of the State Cadastre Chamber of the Cadastre Agency. 

 

It can be clearly seen from Table 1 that during 

the next years there will be a decrease in arable land, 

especially irrigated arable land. If during this period, 

i.e., during the last 33 years, the reduction of cultivated 

land amounted to 148,000 hectares, of which 165,200 

hectares were irrigated cultivated land. Therefore, 4.5 

thousand hectares of arable land and 5.0 thousand 

hectares of irrigated arable land are reduced every year 

in our republic. 

According to official data, as of January 1, 2023, 

the area of agricultural land in the republic is 26,232.3 

thousand hectares, of which irrigated land is 3,693.6 

thousand hectares. The area of Jaligi land types is 

21,206.0 thousand hectares. 58.4% of the territory of 

our republic is occupied by agricultural land, which is 

considered the main means of agricultural production. 

The change of irrigated agricultural land types by 

republic is shown in Fig. 1 [4]. 

 



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Figure 1. Changes in the types of agricultural land in the republic from January 1, 2018 

to January 1, 2023 

Cropland is the backbone of agricultural 

systems and serves as the basis for global food 

production. As the world's population increases and 

pressure on agricultural resources increases, it is 

crucial to optimize the efficiency of arable land to meet 

current and future demands. This paper explores 

theoretical and methodological principles that can be 

applied to improve cropland productivity and 

sustainability (Figure 2)[3]

 

 

Figure 2. Theoretical and methodological principles that can be applied to increase the 

productivity and sustainability of cropland areas 

Soil fertility
Precision 

farming system

Integrated pest 
management 

(IPM)
Water supply

Protection of 
agroforestry 

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One of the important issues facing the 

country's agriculture today is the return of arable land 

that has gone out of agricultural use, and its rapid 

involvement in the cultivation of agricultural products. 

The reason is that the return of such land to agriculture 

requires 3-4 times less costs than the costs of 

developing new land and adding it to cultivated land. 

The development of schemes for the return of 

agricultural land by administrative districts until 2030 

and the implementation of all works based on this 

scheme will have a great positive effect [5]. 

Agriculture involves the use of advanced 

technology, information and management practices to 

optimize the use of resources and thereby increase 

productivity. Techniques such as remote sensing, 

geographic information systems (GIS), and global 

positioning systems (GPS) allow farmers to accurately 

monitor and manage their fields, water, fertilizers, and 

pesticides (toxic chemicals) in real time. can apply and 

analyze data in a targeted manner. This allows precise 

application of fertilizers, water and pesticides based on 

the specific needs of each area, reducing waste and 

maximizing yields. 

Integrating trees into agricultural systems 

through agroforestry practices can increase cropland 

productivity and sustainability. This approach improves 

soil fertility, protects from shade and wind, sequesters 

carbon and increases biodiversity. Conservation 

agriculture techniques, including minimum tillage and 

retention of crop residues on the soil surface, help 

reduce soil erosion and improve moisture retention, 

further increasing land productivity. 

Decree of the President of the Republic of 

Uzbekistan “On measures for effective use of land and 

water resources in agriculture” 

Decree No. PD-5742 and the “Concept of 

efficient use of land and water resources in 

agriculture” adopted pursuant to this decree will be of 

great practical importance [6]. One of the main 

directions of this concept is the use of agricultural land 

and the expansion of its area. It is planned to develop 

land, to include 50,000 hectares of dry arable land in 

the type of irrigated arable land. In addition, 7.8 

thousand km. irrigation networks and 8.6 thousand 

km. 147.4 thousand hectares of land are planned to be 

developed based on the construction, repair and 

restoration of reclamation networks (Table 2) [8]. 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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Table 2 

Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PD-5742 of June 17, 2019 

APPENDIX 3 

Measures to be implemented to improve the efficiency of agricultural land use in 2020-2030 

FORECAST INDICATORS 

Name of the 

area 
Total 

Including 

Due to the use of 

unused irrigated 

land in 

agriculture 

From this, 

irrigation-

melioration 

measures Due to the 

use of 

undergrou

nd water 

At the 

expense of 

other 

water 

sources 

Due to the 

placement of 

crops that 

do not 

require 

water on dry 

land, 

pastures and 

other lands 

Due to the 

use of 

forest land 
Stage 1 

2019 — 

2021 

years 

Stage 2 

2022 — 

2024 

years 

Kashkadarya region 

Guzar 34 467 7 600 5 470 2 130 2 690  24 077 100 

Dehkanabad 40 248 452 100 352  1 600 37 396 800 

Qamashi 32 946 4 075 1 965 2 110 3 190  24 181 1 500 

Karshi 9 468 5 427 2 800 2 627 1 070  2 821 150 

Koson 28 838 14 383 4 370 10 013 1 980  12 425 50 

Kasbi 2 638 2 638 688 1 950     

Kitob 10 497 574 574  1 380  7 543 1 000 

Mirishkor 8 863 6 960 3 725 3 235   1 873 30 

Muborak 13 947 11 767 4 917 6 850   1 980 200 



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Nishon 9 760 9 710 5 949 3 761    50 

Chiroqchi 78 065 3 730 1 797 1 933 19 408 4 900 49 627 400 

Shahrisabz 5 287    2 284  2 603 400 

Yakkabog‘ 14 349 2 180 1 120 1 060 6 930 400 4 539 300 

Total 289 373 69 496 33 475 36 021 38 932 6 900 169 065 4 980 

This article examines the theoretical and 

methodological principles aimed at increasing the 

efficiency of cultivated land areas. By applying 

scientific knowledge, innovative technologies and 

sustainable practices, we can help to protect the 

environment and socio-economic development while 

solving the complex challenges facing modern 

agriculture. 

CONCLUSION, SUGGESTIONS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

1) Today, not only on a global scale, but also by our 

government, a lot of attention is paid to scientific and 

practical research on the ways of effective use of 

agricultural land. 

2) In the effective use of digital maps for the placement 

of agricultural crops, it is possible to use up-to-date 

information through mobile devices. 

3) in the monitoring of degraded or eroded agricultural 

land, by conducting continuous monitoring of areas 

with different degrees of erosion, to organize 1:10,000 

scale land development projects, including 

reclamations. 

4) The reasons for the unusable condition of 

agricultural land are mainly the lack of water supply, 

extreme rockiness and the proximity of the gypsum 

layer to the ground level, as a result of monographic 

field research. 

REFERENCES 

1. https://www.fao.org/food-agriculture-

statistics/data-release/data-release-detail  

2. Decree of the President of the Republic of 

Uzbekistan dated 28.01.2022 No. PD-60 “On the 

development strategy of the new Uzbekistan for 

2022-2026” 

3. Parpiyev G’.T., Inamov B.N., Abdisalomov A.A. 

Ways to effectively use agricultural land in the face 

of ongoing climate change. // Research Institute of 

Plant Genetic Resources (OGRITI), September 28, 

2023. - Tashkent. - p. 670-674. 



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4. National report on the state of land resources of 

the Republic of Uzbekistan. - Tashkent: 2023. p. 96. 

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