The Innovative System of Soil Resources Restoration in Organic Agrarian Production

Obtaining high and stable yields of ecologically safe agricultural products is possible with the development of organic agricultural production. Agricultural land is the primary means of production. Its fertility requires constant restoration and improvement. The technologies applied for this, especially the production of high-quality organic fertilizers, are not effective enough due to the reduction in the output of organic waste from livestock. We proposed a system for artificial restoration of soil fertility. In this study, we aim to develop a method for assessing the effectiveness of the resource restoration system in its application to organic agriculture. We tested the method in the arid conditions of the South of Russia. The stable functioning of the developed innovative complex system is intended to enhance the effectiveness of organic agricultural production in its interaction of economic, social, political, and ecological linkages. The proposed calculation method combines organic agriculture and animal husbandry with the soil resource restoration system into a single agricultural system. The testing of the method allowed us to identify and rank the efficiency of five possible modifications to the current soil restoration system. The most efficient one has the lowest cost, provides a fertility level sufficient for obtaining high yields, increases the net income by about 27 mln. RUB per hectare. The application of the method of defining the effectiveness confirms the economic feasibility when applying an innovative soil resource restoration system as an element of the organic agricultural production system.