Organizational and legal transformation of agricultural land use in Crimea

The article presents the research results into the organizational and legal transformation of land use in Crimea. During the period from 1988 to 2021, significant changes occurred in the organizational and legal status of agricultural land uses, which influenced the development of land relations in the region. The purpose of this article is to familiarize readers with land transformations in Crimea. It is shown that before to 1991, two forms of ownership existed in Crimea: state ownership, represented by various state farms, and collective ownership, represented by kolkhozes with an average agricultural land area of 6428.5 and 5879.4 hectares, respectively. As a result, it was established that during the land reform and the transition to a market economy in Crimea, the following agricultural producers were formed in the land use system: organizations representing large and small agribusinesses, civil associations, individual entrepreneurs, and personal subsidiary farms. The authors came to the conclusion that it is necessity of conducting legal, environmental, economic, and land management assessments of land use in the Republic of Crimea is substantiated. The results of these assessments should serve as the basis for the further harmonious development of land relations and the rational use of land resources.