Analysis of free state land in the Republic of Lithuania

Abstract

Lithuanian agriculture is based on the non-competitive, small-sized farms. With the possibilities to use land of agricultural effectively and develop competitive agribusiness, while establishing conditions to developing rationally managed land-owning, sales of free state land of agricultural purposes are very closely connected. The subject of research - free state land fund. The purpose of research is to analyze free state land fund in Lithuania. To complete this analysis 51 district municipalities have been selected. Located in the cities free state land wasn't analyzed. After the analysis was performed, it was determinate, that the biggest amount of free state land remains in Vilnius county, and the smallest amount - in Marijampole county. It was estimated, which percentage of each district area was occupied by the free state land. Sventezeris cadastral locality located in Lazdijai district was analyzed in detail. Sventezeris cadastral locality has 111 Free State land plots, from which even 54 plots' land productivity score is less then 32 points.