Authors: B. A. VORONIN, doctor of law, professor, head of the department of management theory and practice,
I. P. CHUPINA, doctor of economics, professor,
YA. V. VORONINA, senior lecturer,
YU. N. CHUPIN, postgraduate, Ural State Agrarian University (42 K. Liebknekhta Str., 620075, Ekaterinburg)
Keywords: agricultural sector, food security, self-sufficiency, agricultural products, resources, agricultural sector, strategic goals, strategic food reserves.
Abstract. Currently, the Russian agroindustrial complex provides physical access to agricultural products of the population at a minimum level of consumption compared to the countries of the European Union. Agricultural production accounts for only 15‒18 % of the country’s total area and is highly unevenly distributed. About 40 % of the gross agricultural output is provided by only 14 donor regions, which are mainly industrial. But they are not yet able to solve the problem of full food self-sufficiency in the WTO. The country can practically provide itself with the necessary number of agricultural products at the expense of its own resources, if the negative factors affecting the country’s food supply are eliminated. The favorable conditions for the solution of the food problem include the following: the possibility of solving the problem of food self-sufficiency of some regions that have the necessary funds in the budget for this; the presence of the agricultural sector, which can strengthen food self-sufficiency with the introduction of an appropriate mechanism of food interaction between the regions; the possibility of developing diversified types of agribusiness. Of particular importance is the setting of strategic goals, the main of which is to improve the quality of life of the rural population. Of great importance for the development and implementation of strategies for the development of rural territories of different types and levels have the following factors: the number of rural population and level of income; the presence of actively functioning of agricultural organizations; the availability and use of land, forest, water and mineral resources; state and constant improvement of interbudgetary relations between organs of local self-government of different levels; the degree of development of agricultural consumer and credit cooperation.
