Priority directions of research and development:Elaboration of concepts, strategies and scientific programs in the fields of pedology and agro chemistry, the promotion of the most efficient methods and advanced implementation technologies in agricultural sector;Study of genesis, the nature of a scientific laws of the geographical spread improvement of classifications, mapping and soil evaluation methods, creation of the Informational basis for the Land Register and Land Monitoring;Research and acquire of physical, chemical, physical-chemical, agrochemical and biological soil regimes for their optimization in the agricultural production process;Study of erosion processes, elaboration of technologies to combat the erosion and deep soil, as well as landslides;Study of ameliorative fond soils and elaboration of amelioration, capitalization and protection technologies;Study of nutritive regimes, the balance of macro- and microelements for the optimization of mineral nutrition of plants;Elaboration of production technologies, certification and application of composts on the basis of local organic wastes, including the ecological agriculture.