The recommendations summarize the results of comprehensive studies on the removal and use of sludge and other bottom sediments from fishery reservoirs in agriculture to increase soil fertility, restore degraded, low-productive, and reclaimed lands.
The current state of soil cover and priority directions for soil fertility protection and restoration, including those affected by military actions, are characterized.
The characteristics of Ukraine’s water fund, particularly fishery objects as sources of bottom sediments, are provided.
The agronomic value of bottom sediments and the main directions of their use in agriculture are determined.
An analysis of current legislation and the development of draft regulatory acts on the removal, storage, and use of bottom sediments for land restoration are provided.
The projected economic efficiency of removing and applying bottom sediments as fertilizers is provided.
