O. A. Rushchitskaya1 , E. S. Kulikova1, A. N. Semin2 , T. I. Kruzhkova1
1 Ural State Agrarian University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
2 Ural State University of Economics, Ekaterinburg, Russia
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Volume 25 No. 11
Date of paper submission: 18.09.2025, date of review: 10.10.2025, date of acceptance: 12.10.2025.
Published: 11/30/2025
Abstract. Relevance. In the Urals Federal District, agricultural production develops in conditions of climatic variability, a high share of risky farming and heterogeneity of resource provision. The objective of the study is to quantitatively assess the contribution of modern agricultural technologies to increasing the yield of basic crops in the district’s regions and to propose an integrated index of yield technology (IUT) suitable for interregional comparisons and management decisions. Methods. A combined approach was used: standardization of technological metrics (fertilizers, precision farming, melioration, seed renewal, agrodrones, soil diagnostics) relative to “target” benchmarks and their aggregation into the YTI through a weighted geometric mean; assessment of technologically determined yield growth through the log-linear elasticity of yield by the YTI with subsequent recalculation into additional gross harvest and revenue. Scientific novelty. The paper proposes a yield technology index as a compact system for measuring the technological equipment of agriculture, taking into account the complementarity of factors and reducing the risk of false substitution due to geometric aggregation. It is shown how the index translates into quantitative increases in yield and gross output for different cropping structures. Results. In 2024, the Tyumen region became the leader in yield technology index, followed by Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan, with significantly lower values in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. For the grain group, the technological contribution amounted to an increase of 1.27–1.81 c/ha, which ensured an additional gross harvest of 109–163 thousand tons in the leading regions and a total technological effect of about 700 thousand tons in the Urals Federal District, equivalent to 6.8–7.3 billion rubles in additional revenue. Practical significance. The YTI allows management bodies and agricultural holdings to specifically increase the efficiency of technologies (precision farming, irrigation, seed production, diagnostics) by adjusting support priorities by territory and crop.
Keywords: yield, precision farming, melioration, fertilizers, seed production, agrodrones, index
For citation: Rushchitskaya O. A., Kulikova E. S., Semin A. N., Kruzhkova T. I. Development of a crop yield technology index using the Ural Federal District as an example. Agrarian Bulletin of the Urals. 2025; 25 (11): 1981‒1991. https://doi.org/10.32417/1997-4868-2025-25-11-1981-1991 (In Russ.)
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