Complex reasons of decreases in fertility of Tomsk oblast soils

Agricultural industry is the biggest intersectoral complex. The first priority of any country is to secure supply of abundant and safe food for the population. In 2017, Russian minister of agriculture A.N. Tkachev noted that Russia is able to feed itself and will be able to do so in the future as well. The task put forward by Vladimir Putin is to guarantee that at least 90% of food on market shelves is made domestically. This article examines specifics of land use in Tomsk oblast and fulfillment of governmental tasks