AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CONCEPTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT

Aware of the negative impact that agricultural production has on the environment, especially on the soil, alternative systems of agricultural production have been developed. It combines traditional knowledge characteristic of conservation agriculture and organic agriculture, but also modern technologies important for urban and precision agriculture, in order to manage the land in the best possible way. The biggest consequences of conventional agricultural production on the soil are: decrease in the content of organic matter, deterioration of the structure, soil compaction and contamination, salinization, alkalization, acidification. The aim of the paper is to present different concepts (forms) of agricultural production systems that can contribute to the preservation of soil and the environment, some of them, Urban Agriculture and Precision Agriculture. What they all have in common is that they are in line with the objectives of Good Agricultural Practice (GAP). Contemporary domestic and foreign literature was used in the research, which deals with the issue of sustainable land management primarily from an agronomic point of view, but also considers the economic, social and ecological importance. The results show that when deciding which system of plant production is the most acceptable for a certain area, several factors must be taken into account, such as: production characteristics of the soil, reef, ecological conditions, intensity and type of plant production, economic strength of the farm, even the educational structure of the holder of the farm and the mentality of the population in the rural environment. Farmers willingness to switch from convectional production to systems that will improve soil properties is conditioned by their recognition that they will realize financial benefits. The speed of recognition will depend on the institutional measures taken through education, financial support for the transition to some of the mentioned systems and appropriate legal regulations that will support all of the above.