Home – Home – Jornals – Region: Economics and Sociology 2026 number 3

Two previous articles by the author, focusing on the implications of climate change for agricultural production in Siberia, have been published in this journal (Region: Economics & Sociology, 2024, No. 3, pp. 5-23; 2025, No. 3, pp. 304-323). This article discusses a method for the practical use of land becoming available due to the northward retreat of the southern border of the taiga. Five technological stages of artificial chernozem cultivation are presented, identified by the author based on a variety of specific methods: applying a layer of activated carbon, followed by a layer of starter chernozem, introducing beneficial microorganisms into the soil, colonizing it with earthworms and ants, and sowing grasses and planting shrubs. For each stage of the technology, the advantages of cultivating artificial chernozem on the lands of Southern Siberia-which are being freed from the taiga due to climate warming-are examined. Recent results of experiments on the cultivation of artificial chernozem in various countries around the world are reviewed. The emergence of a new branch of scientific knowledge surrounding these experiments is demonstrated.