INNOVATIVE PRACTICES OF ORGANIC FARMING FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF SMALL FARMS

Antonina Drobitko; Antonina  Panfilova; Volodymyr  Rybachuk; Oleksiy  Drobitko

doi:10.31413/10.31413/nat.v14i1.20580

Autores/as

Antonina Drobitko drobitkoantonina479@gmail.com
Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-4558
Antonina Panfilova ant.panfilova@outlook.com
Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0006-4090
Volodymyr Rybachuk v-rybachuk@hotmail.com
Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-0696
Oleksiy Drobitko o_drobitko@outlook.com
Mykolaiv National Agrarian University, Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4556-0185

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31413/10.31413/nat.v14i1.20580

Palabras clave:

cultivos de abono verde, biorremediación, consecuencias económicas de la guerra, pequeñas y medianas empresas, agrotecnologías

Resumen

En el marco de la investigación, se estudiaron las peculiaridades de la introducción de innovaciones en el sector agrícola de Ucrania durante la ley marcial, en particular el desarrollo de la agricultura ecológica como estrategia para preservar la fertilidad del suelo, aumentar la sostenibilidad de la producción agrícola y garantizar la seguridad alimentaria. Se analizó el papel de los cultivos de abono verde en la restauración de la fertilidad del suelo y la limpieza de tierras contaminadas, y se destacó su eficacia para enriquecer el suelo con materia orgánica, mejorar su estructura y reducir el nivel de sustancias tóxicas. Se prestó especial atención a la importancia de integrar tecnologías innovadoras en el ámbito agrícola para garantizar el desarrollo sostenible del sector agrícola de Ucrania. Se consideró por separado el problema de la financiación de la agricultura ecológica en condiciones de conflicto militar. Se corroboró la importancia del apoyo estatal y la ayuda internacional para la introducción de métodos eficaces de agricultura ecológica, que no requerían grandes inversiones de capital, pero demostraban un alto potencial ecológico y económico. Los resultados de la investigación podrían ser útiles para elaborar recomendaciones sobre la mejora de la eficiencia de la gestión de los procesos agrícolas en régimen de ley marcial, la formulación de políticas de apoyo a las pequeñas explotaciones agrícolas y el desarrollo de programas para la restauración del sector agrícola tras el fin de las hostilidades.

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