The aim of this study was to develop the most effective methods for establishing desert pasture ecosystems on afforestation-suitable bottom sediments of the dried Aral Sea bed and to select desert forage plants to enhance pasture productivity. It was established that when using focal, pasture-protective reclamation-forage methods, as well as such forage plants as chogon, teresken, boyalich, keyreuk on the dried bottom of the Aral Sea, it is possible to create pastures with a forage capacity of up to 500 forage units per 1 ha. This approach could lead to a 20-30% increase in grazing livestock numbers.