OREANDA-NEWS Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to prepare a scientific and technical program to increase soil fertility by November 2, the Cabinet of Ministers said in a statement.

"By November 2 ... the issue of approving a scientific and technical program to increase soil fertility should be considered," the message says.

The program will be prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Economic Development with the participation of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Within its framework, measures should be developed to create artificial soils and restore state protective forest belts.