Authors:
N. V. SHARAPOVA, candidate of economics sciences, associate professor of the department of labor economics and personnel management,
Ural State University of Economics (62, 8 Marta str., Ekaterinburg, 620144).
Abstract. One of the priorities facing agricultural production is the rational use of human capital. The topic discussed in the article is relevant, since human capital in a post-industrial society is the most valuable resource, the most important than any other wealth, both accumulated and natural. The purpose of the study is to analyze the concept of human capital proposed by foreign authors, the tasks are to reveal the factors of human capital development in agriculture, to show the stages of reproduction of human capital. In conducting the study, the author used general scientific methods: analysis and synthesis, statistical, monographic and others. The result of the research: factors for the development of human capital in agriculture are indicated, the stages of reproduction of human capital are disclosed, and an algorithm for the development of human capital that promotes the growth and development of agricultural enterprises is presented. A person has a lot of abilities: he studies the modern market, external and internal competitors, business conditions, plans and optimizes the structure of production, motivates labor in agriculture. Considering that the average monthly nominal accrued wages of agricultural workers is only 60.1% of the average for the economy, you need incomes of specialists in the agricultural sector and at enterprises that ensure the food security of the country at the level of advanced enterprises. A modern person should have high professional qualifications, at the level of world standards. Using modern technology, with high quality to produce competitive products that are in demand in the market. Qualitative changes in the use of existing human capital in agriculture should be one of the main areas that can ensure the competitiveness of the domestic agricultural producer.
Keywords: human capital, agriculture, wages, reproduction of human capital.
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