CURRENT STATE OF LAND USE AND PROSPECT OF ITS AGROFORESTAL OPTIMIZATION IN THE CASPIAN REGION OF RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN

The current state was studied and main trends of land use development under the influence of changing climate and anthropogenous influence were revealed. The spatial structure, direction and features of regional development of agricultural production in new market conditions of Russia and Kazakhstan was estimated. Creation of agroforestal complexes which have to become a necessary component when forming the profitable country farms located discretely in primordially treeless territories and applying resource-saving technologies was offered for its optimization.