CHANGE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE (A CASE STUDY OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAZDIJAI, VILKAVIŠKIS DISTRICTS AND MARIJAMPOLE)

Abstract

State support for land use activities strongly affects agricultural processes. One of the priority goals in land use planning must be the preservation of agricultural land areas. After analyzing the 2013-2023 data, it was found that the areas of agricultural land fluctuated slightly in all the selected districts - Lazdijas r., Marijampolės and Vilkaviškis r. – in municipalities. The largest areas of agricultural land in the analyzed municipalities were in 2015. It was established that the number of farmers' farms since 2013 until 2023 decreased in all analyzed municipalities. A radical decrease in the number of farmers' farms occurred during 2021. Areas of declared crops in all municipalities since 2013. until 2023 tended to increase. Based on the forecasts of agricultural land areas until 2030. it was determined that the area of ​​agricultural land should increase in all three municipalities. The most reliable indicators and the biggest change in the increase of this area are predicted in Lazdijai district. weekly in the territory.