Assessment of the abandoned arable land to agricultural use return effectiveness (by the example of the Selenga River middle course, southwestern Transbaikalia)

On the example of abandoned arable land in the middle course of the Selenga River, ithe author has made an assessment of their return effectiveness to agricultural circulation. The abandoned arable land re-development efficiency is defined by the income obtained when growing crops on them. The income received is compared with the cost of reforestation of abandoned arable land. At this stage of the study, we have calculated net operating or rental income (NPV) for each of the previously growing crops that could be re-cultivated in the study area.