THE STATE OF RESOURCE POTENTIAL IN A TYPICAL SUBSIDIARY FARM OF A COLONY-SETTLEMENT IN THE FSIN SYSTEM

The issues of perspective development of the resource potential of subsidiary farming in one of the colonies of an agricultural settlement are considered. Perspective branches of the development of crop production of a typical colony of a settlement of the penitentiary system are identified: potato growing, grain growing, vegetable growing and fodder production. The technologies for growing and harvesting potatoes and winter wheat are described in detail. Conclusions are drawn on the full provision of subsidiary farming with the necessary equipment to perform technological operations for the cultivation of these crops, but obsolete equipment is mainly used, which increases the labor intensity and timing of field work and reduces productivity. Three-year monitoring of data on sown areas showed a positive trend in the increase in sown area only for winter wheat, for 3 years the sown area of which almost doubled. The categories of lands for the analyzed three years of use, which are under the jurisdiction of the considered typical territorial body of the penitentiary system, necessary for the cultivation of consumable crops, are determined and allocated. An assessment of the economic efficiency of the use of sown areas is given by calculating the yield and output of gross output per unit to the land area. The conclusion is made about the insufficient harvest of the colony of the settlement, in comparison with civilian agricultural enterprises. Based on the purpose of subsidiary farms of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, it follows that the main task of their functioning today is the maximum self-sufficiency in food products of their own production, which is confirmed by the main directions discussed in this article.