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THE ROLE OF INVENTORY IN KEEPING RECORDS OF
HOUSEHOLD PLOTS IN RURAL SETTLEMENTS
R.D. Abdi amano
Senio Lec u e , “Tashken Ins i u e o I iga ion and Ag icul u al Mechaniza ion Enginee s”
Na ional Resea ch Uni e si y
h ps://doi.o g/10.5281/zenodo.17277402
Abs ac . The a icle discusses he challenges encoun e ed in he con inuous s a e
egis a ion o household land plo s and p ope y igh s in u al se lemen s o he sou he n
dis ic s o he Republic o Ka akalpaks an, namely, To kol, Ellikkala, and Be uni dis ic s. I also
p esen s he esul s o a comp ehensi e in en o y ca ied ou in 2024 in u al se lemen s o hese
dis ic s, speci ically in he illages o “Ma ona ” (Be uni Dis ic ), “Dos lik” (Ellikkala Dis ic ),
and “Ullibog” (To kol Dis ic ).
Keywo ds: land plo s, eal es a e, egion, dis ic , illage, household land, se lemen s,
bounda ies, and ag icul u al land.
In oduc ion
The s a e egis a ion o household land plo s and p ope y igh s in he u al se lemen s o
he sou he n dis ic s o he Republic o Ka akalpaks an is an ongoing p ocess, as a ce ain amoun
o household land plo s a e alloca ed annually h ough auc ions. In addi ion, he owne ship o
exis ing household land plo s and he p ope ies buil on hem o en changes. Fu he mo e, new
immo able p ope ies a e cons uc ed on household plo s, while exis ing ones g adually age and
dep ecia e o e ime. All such changes mus be eco ded pe iodically.
I his wo k is o ganized wi h hese ac o s in mind, he egis a ion sys em will
undoub edly p o ide a solid ounda ion o he a ional use o household land plo s.
In assessing he le el o use o household lands wi hin he bounda ies o u al se lemen s
and in de eloping he necessa y o ganiza ional and echnical measu es o imp o e i , land
in en o y—one o he p ima y ac i i ies o land accoun ing plays a c ucial ole.
Acco ding o P o esso s S.N. Volko and V.V. Deniso :
“In en o y is ca ied ou o de e mine o cla i y he loca ion and bounda ies o a land plo ,
o iden i y unused o i a ionally used plo s, hose used con a y o hei designa ed pu pose, o
hose exploi ed o unau ho ized pu poses. The in en o y o u al se lemen lands is usually
conduc ed as a comp ehensi e ac i i y, du ing which da a a e collec ed on he quan i y and quali y
o land by di ec ly examining a eas occupied by ag icul u al and o he land ypes.”
Thus, he main pu pose o in en o ying u al se lemen lands is o ob ain accu a e
in o ma ion on he quan i y, quali y condi ion, and usage o he land plo s in he a ea, as well as o
iden i y and e i y he bounda ies o household plo s on-si e wi hou dispu able e o s.
On he o he hand, he main ask o his ac i i y is o ob ain accu a e in o ma ion abou he
legal s a us o he land plo (owne ship, pe manen use, lease, o he s), he ac ual size o he plo s,
hei use in acco dance wi h legally es ablished egula ions, hei a ea, loca ion, he na u e o land
use, he dynamics o quali y condi ion, as well as any es ic ions and p ese a ion measu es.
In gene al, i should be no ed ha he in en o y o household land plo s is a e y complex
ye highly necessa y unde aking. The e o e, conduc ing in en o y wo k on household lands
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wi hin a se lemen equi es coo dina ed pa icipa ion o he dis ic cadas al agency, s a e
au ho i ies, and he mahalla ci izens’ assemblies, as well as he coope a ion o land- igh holde s
hemsel es.
To ca y ou he in en o y o household land plo s in u al se lemen s on ime and in s ic
compliance wi h es ablished echnical equi emen s, i is essen ial a he ini ial s age o de e mine
he ollowing:
The pu pose and objec i es o he in en o y o household land plo s in u al
se lemen s;
The objec s and subjec s o he in en o y;
The p ocedu es and me hodology o conduc ing he in en o y o land and eal
es a e objec s;
The ime ames and sequencing o he in en o y p ocess;
The composi ion o pa icipan s in ol ed in he in en o y p ocess;
The use o high-p ecision geode ic ins umen s;
The sou ces o unding o conduc ing he in en o y o land and eal es a e objec s;
And o he ele an ac o s.
I should be emphasized ha in i iga ed egions, du ing he in en o y o household land
plo s in u al se lemen s, i is also necessa y o accoun o objec s closely connec ed wi h he land
i sel such as esiden ial buildings, a m s uc u es, i iga ion acili ies, hyd aulic s uc u es, and
collec o -d ainage ne wo ks. This is because iden i ying and assessing he o e all condi ion o
such cons uc ion objec s and acili ies enables an objec i e e alua ion o he gene al s a e o
i iga ed land a eas in u al egions.
We can obse e he posi i e impac o conduc ing he in en o y o household land plo s in
u al se lemen s on imp o ing he e iciency o land use om he esul s o he comp ehensi e
in en o y ca ied ou in 2024 in he esea ch a eas—speci ically in he illages o “Ma ona ”
(Be uni Dis ic ), “Dos lik” (Ellikkala Dis ic ), and “Ullibog” (To kol Dis ic ) (Figu e 1).
Figu e 1. Resul s o he In en o y o Household Land Plo s in Ru al Se lemen s (2024)
F om he da a p esen ed in Figu e 1, i can be seen ha as a esul o he in en o y wo k
ca ied ou , a o al o 25.98 hec a es o household land in he h ee su eyed se lemen s we e
ound o be ei he unused o ag icul u al p oduc ion o used a a e y low le el.
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When in es iga ing he easons behind hese ci cums ances, i was e ealed ha ou o he
o al 25.98 hec a es o unused land, 11.14 hec a es we e unde u ilized because he owne s had
g own elde ly and hei child en had mo ed o o he egions, which p e en ed hem om making
su icien use o hei household plo s.
The emaining 14.84 hec a es we e unde u ilized because he owne s we e lea ing o
seasonal labo mig a ion o neighbo ing coun ies each yea , om Ma ch o No embe , which
esul ed in hei household plo s no being used as equi ed (see Table 1).
Table- 1. Resul s o he In en o y o Household Land Plo s in Ru al Se lemen s (2024)
Name o
he
se lemen
To al
numbe o
households
To al
household-
alloca ed
ga den
plo s, ha
Land ully
u ilized wi h
he help o
amily
membe s, ha
Unused o
poo ly
u ilized land,
ha
Reasons: due o old age
Reasons:
due o old
age
due o
insu icien
labo o ce
Ma ona
312
65,52
56,44
9,08
4,60
4,48
Dos lik
366
69,54
58,62
10,92
4,22
6,70
Ullibog
234
47,60
41,62
5,98
2,32
3,66
To al
912
182,66
158,68
25,98
11,14
14,84
Based on he abo e analy ical indica o s, i can be concluded ha in his egion, he local
“Tomo ka Khojaligi” LLC (Household Fa ming LLC) and he mahalla ci izens’ assemblies, which
a e esponsible o he e icien managemen o household land plo s, should iden i y unused o
unde u ilized household lands in each mahalla and conduc awa eness- aising ac i i ies wi h he
landowne s o encou age hem o lease hese plo s ou on a sho - e m basis ( o example, o one
yea ). I would be ad isable o hem o p o ide leade ship and o e sigh o his wo k du ing he
a ming season.
A he same ime, in assessing he le el o land use in u al se lemen s, i is also necessa y
o e alua e he a ious ac o s a ec ing i . Among hese, an impo an issue is he need o o ganize
a p ope accoun ing sys em o household land plo s.
The ac is ha in he sou he n dis ic s, he land accoun ing wo k o household plo s
loca ed wi hin u al se lemen bounda ies has no been a he equi ed le el. In many cases, small
land plo s loca ed behind o in on o houses we e no eco ded as sepa a e land con ou s.
Fo example, a compa ison o he exis ing eco ds o household lands in “Na uz”
makhalla ci izens’ assembly o To kol dis ic wi h he esul s o he comp ehensi e in en o y
conduc ed in 2024 e ealed ha 4.69 hec a es o cul i a ed land had been le unaccoun ed o . I
was ound ha hese plo s mainly consis ed o small a eas o 0.005–0.006 hec a es (50–60 m²
each).
The esul s o he comp ehensi e in en o y o household plo s conduc ed in 11 mahalla
ci izens’ assemblies o his dis ic a e p esen ed below in Figu e 2. F om he da a p esen ed in
Figu e 2, i can be seen ha ac oss 11 mahalla ci izens’ assemblies, he amoun o un egis e ed o
illegally occupied land o aled 89.35 hec a es. I was e ealed ha hese land plo s had no been
subjec o land ax collec ion o nea ly 10 yea s.
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Na u ally, such a si ua ion has had a signi ican nega i e impac on bo h he e iciency o
household land use and he olume o ax e enues collec ed in he dis ic .
Acco ding o he 2024 ax a es, he land ax a e o 1 m² o household land in he u al
a eas o To kol dis ic was 860 UZS, which amoun s o 8.6 million UZS pe hec a e o household
land. The e o e, he o al unpaid land ax o he 89.35 hec a es o un egis e ed land ac oss hese
11 mahalla ci izens’ assemblies amoun s o 768.41 million UZS.
Fo his eason, we conside i app op ia e o lease he cu en ly unused ag icul u al land
plo s h ough he es ablished elec onic online auc ion sys em.
Figu e 2. Resul s o he Comp ehensi e In en o y o Land A eas in he Mahalla Ci izens’
Assemblies o To kol Dis ic , Republic o Ka akalpaks an
In addi ion, o imp o e he e iciency o household land use in he sou he n dis ic s,
implemen ing a policy based on he p inciple o “one mahalla – one p oduc ” would also yield
signi ican bene i s. This app oach is highly sui able o u al se lemen s, as adi ionally,
household a ms wi hin he bounda ies o each mahalla in illages ha e specialized in p oducing
ce ain ypes o p oduc s, and he landowne s o hese household a ms ha e al eady mas e ed he
echniques and expe ise equi ed o g owing hese speci ic p oduc s.
Fo his eason, i is conside ed app op ia e o c ea e all he necessa y condi ions o
cul i a ing such p oduc s. Fo example, social su eys conduc ed e ealed ha he esiden s o
“Ma ona ” illage in he “Shabboz” a ea ha e adi ionally achie ed high yields om ca o
cul i a ion. The esiden s o “Ullibog” illage in “Namuna” a ea o To kol dis ic ha e
expe ience in a ening li es ock o mea p oduc ion, while he people o “Toza Bogyop” illage
in he same a ea a e ecognized as skilled in cul i a ing onions and oma oes. P ope ly le e aging
hese expe iences will enable mo e a ional and e icien use o household a mland.
Accu a e knowledge o he ac ual condi ion o he land is also c ucial o o ganizing p ope
land accoun ing. Only by using ae ial image y and o hopho o plans de i ed om sa elli e images
can u ally land plo s be measu ed as accu a ely as possible. Map ma e ials, scaled app op ia ely,
p o ide p ecise and eliable in o ma ion on he size o land plo s and he composi ion o land ypes
used by a me s.
In addi ion, using elec onic maps plays a signi ican ole in he in en o y p ocess o u al
land a eas. Fo loca ions whe e no digi al maps a e a ailable, i is ecommended o use digi al
maps c ea ed h ough ield in e p e a ion ( ield decoding). I necessa y, and pa icula ly o
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dispu ed plo s, unmanned ae ial ehicles (UAVs/d ones) can be employed o p epa e maps and
ma e ials. The esea ch e ealed ha using digi al maps scaled a 1:2000 o su eying household
plo s ensu es be e accu acy and e iciency.
I is wo h no ing ha he implemen a ion o he Law o he Republic o Uzbekis an “On
Household Fa ming”, adop ed on Ap il 1, 2021, in he u al a eas o he sou he n dis ic s o he
Republic o Ka akalpaks an, whe e he esea ch was conduc ed, has played an impo an p ac ical
ole in p omo ing he a ional use o hese lands and in inc easing he p oduc ion o ood p oduc s
o he egion as a whole.
Conclusion
Based on he abo e, i can be concluded ha o ganiza ional and echnical measu es play
an impo an p ac ical ole in o ganizing he use o household land plo s in u al se lemen s. The
imely implemen a ion o hese measu es plays a c ucial ole in ensu ing ha he coun y’s
popula ion is ully supplied wi h ood p oduc s.
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