Anthropogenic risk factors for the organic production in Altai and Kazakhstan

Abstract

The physical-geographical zoning of the West Siberian Plain southern part has indicated the areas favorable for
the production of environmentally friendly agricultural products in Altai and northern Kazakhstan. Agro-economic zoning, based
on these principles, allows an assessment of the landscape ecological potential. Anthropogenic risk factors have been evaluated
as predictors of the environmental pollution, and the main sources of soil, air and water systems pollution in Altai Krai and the
Republic of Kazakhstan have been shown. It is noted that the organic agriculture management is possible only through studying
the ecological potential of natural landscapes and establishing innovative agricultural systems on their basis. Such systems call
for the transition of agricultural production to a qualitatively new level, involving the adaptation of the agriculture technology
to the landscape structure, the application of management methods that meet the ecological requirements of food production.