Ministerial Decree No. 879 regarding validation of State complex program of raising soil fertility in Russia. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Agricultural land Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The Premier decrees to validate the Program. This Program was approved by the Board of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, by the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, by the Committee for social development of the rural areas, agrarian issue and food attached to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation, by the Association of peasant (farming) economic entities and agricultural cooperatives of Russian and by the Agrarian Union of Russia. The Regulation consists of 7 Sections. Section 1 substantiates the necessity of the elaboration of the Program. Section 2 gives a detailed review of the contemporary state of agricultural land. Section 3 establishes complex arrangements for raising and conservation of soil fertility. Section 4 establishes arrangements for improvement and rehabilitation of degraded and polluted soil. Section 5 regards realization of the Program of raising soil fertility. Section 6 deals with support of the Program. Section 7 regards organizational and legal backing of the Program. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Law of the RSFSR No. 1738 - 1 of 1991 "On land charges". Legislation | Russian Federation | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Tax/levy, Land valuation, Land reform, Land tenure, Lease, Ownership Source: FAO, FAOLEX