Institutional and political setting
The Land Committee and Department of Hydrogeology, and the Land Reclamation of Saratov Region are the official state institutions which are dealing with land and water resources in the region. They are monitoring the conditions of the land, private land ownership and other related actions like remediation of lands.
Training facilities or informative sessions for local farmers at the Novy study site are not available. Professional training in collective farms is available; the main goal of these sessions is to inform workers about modern techniques to increase yields.
