Innovations in the intensification of agricultural production
The article describes the change of agriculture mode, its switch to the state-of-the-art level of development based on the wide application of innovations. It also discloses economic efficiency (effectiveness) of using new natural nano-structured siliceous absorbents as one of the promising innovative factors of agriculture to increase soil fertility, cropping capacity, quality and ecological safety of crop products. The article also shows the place of this scientific work within the implementation of Federal Target Program "Research and development in the priority directions of science and technique development" for 2007-2012.