AGRICULTURAL LAND USE IN TELŠIAI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

Abstract

Agricultural land is the main means of production of agricultural products, however their area and structure are constantly changing. The aim of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of use of the agricultural land in the municipality of Telšiai District. During the research the legislation and Lithuanian and foreign literature sources were analysed, and the results obtained during the research were systematized, analyzed, and summarized based on the data collected during the research. The agricultural land area was constantly changing in the municipality of Telšiai District, and the biggest change in the area was that of the land intended for other purposes, it increased by 721.88 ha as indicated by the provided statistical data, when compared from 2019 to 2023. It was also established that the largest area in the municipality is occupied by agricultural land, which accounts for more than half (52%) of the area of the District. Arable land accounts for the largest share of agricultural land, as much as 87.32%, and it is the main means for obtaining agricultural products. The number of farmers’ farms decreased by as many as 490 during the analysed period, but the area of their declared fields increased by 2276.07 ha. Meanwhile, organic farms made up only 4.59% of all farms during the analysed period and the number of these farms and the occupied area in the District had a decreasing trend.