On the territory of Kaluga region used for the designated purpose only 42% of arable land, and in Snochowski, Spas-Demene and Ulyanovsk regions, this indicator does not exceed 20%, according to October 29, the correspondent of IA REGNUM referring to the sectoral ministries.

This year the municipal land control spent 1 thousand 340 checks on the area of more than 80 thousand hectares. Their results revealed violations in the area of more than 34 thousand hectares. In 2013 control activities were covered by only 38 thousand hectares of arable land.

Through the use of innovative technologies in remote sensing of the Earth by the Ministry of agriculture in cooperation with state budgetary institution "Kalugaenergo" updated data on the degree of eutrophication of land and the status of the various plots. In addition, during various monitoring systematized and updated information on areas held in common ownership, and the users of the agricultural enterprises, farms and individuals. This allows you to identify problem areas and to form plans inspections. One of the important directions of work - the use of higher rates of land tax in respect of land not used for its intended purpose. For the tax period 2013 negligent owners additionally was charged almost three million rubles tax.

According to the Minister of agriculture of the Kaluga region, Leonid Gromov, the formation of land plots is especially important for those who want to start small-scale agribusiness. "This category for us is of particular interest, since programs support family farms and beginning farmers stimulated the region's population. In the future the number of people wishing to set up a farm will increase significantly", - stressed the Kaluga Minister.