The article considers the experience of functioning of personal farmsteads in the agro-industrial region in the context of a pandemic, based on the theoretical positions of outstanding Russian agricultural economists. Based on statistical data, content analysis of regional media and comparative results of the 2016/2021 survey. The main positive phenomena in the development of this sector of the agricultural economy are identified: stable dynamics of development, including at the level of relations between institutional entities. The main problems associated with the lack of awareness of the rural population about the institution of personal farmsteads, the role of cooperation are identified. The obtained results allowed us to draw a conclusion about the need for the work of state and municipal authorities in terms of not only direct state support for personal subsidiary farms, but also education of the rural population.
Modern digitalization opportunities are very broad and cover the entire agricultural sector. The paper considers the potential of digital transformation of production, the goals and economic benefits of digitalization for agricultural producers. The authors studied the four main directions of digitalization of production processes in the agro-industrial complex. The financial support of the project of digitalization of agriculture, the structure of funding in the dynamics over a number of years, including at the expense of the region were analyzed. The paper identifies the problems of digitalization of small businesses, the digital divide between urban and rural areas. The authors formulated the main external and internal tasks of the digital transformation of the agro-industrial complex, which will provide a highly efficient production in the future.
The paper considers the experience of private farming in the agro-industrial region, based on the theoretical insights of prominent Russian economists including A.V. Chayanova. Through output statistics, expert interviews as of 2018 and the results of the 2016 survey, it reveals the main positive phenomena in the development of this sector of agricultural society, particularly, steady growth at the institutional entities. It defines the main challenges due to the lack of awareness among rural residents about the institution of private household economy as such and the role of cooperation. The evaluation concludes that along with direct state support for household plots, state and municipal authorities need to provide training to agricultural workers.
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