The agricultural and forest sectors of the economy of the Russian Federation have a number of peculiarities in development, which lead to the same problems that stand in their way. The rural and forest spheres of activity have similar problems in the production of their own products. The solution to these problems is also in general terms the same thing, it consists in applying an innovative approach, which is a factor in ensuring sustainable development. Sustainable development of any economic system can only be achieved in motion, in the dynamics of change, taking into account the combination of factors of the external and internal environment, as well as with properly selected mechanisms that trigger the transition of the economic system to the development of a sustainable type. In modern economic conditions, import substitution points can be attributed to such mechanisms.
The purpose of this article is to substantiate the need for the development of domestic engineering for the forest industry, to study the problems and tasks of developing domestic engineering for enterprises in the forestry sector of the economy. The necessity of import substitution in the production of equipment for key branches of the domestic timber industry is argued. Possible ways to bring the industry out of the crisis are proposed based on: the need to analyse the causes of the destruction of domestic forestry engineering; determining measures to ensure the revival of branch science and the development of forestry engineering. As a result, proposals are presented on regulatory and legal support, the purchase of samples of imported equipment in order to study and independently manufacture a similar product in the future. Further development of the industry should be based on resource-saving technologies and “green” technologies for waste processing and a circular economy. On the basis of educational institutions or as independent organizations, it is necessary to create research, research and production centres of the industry. The sanctions announced to Russia are a challenge of the times, contributing to the development of domestic science and forestry engineering. Right now it is necessary to develop the economic base of the timber industry and forestry. The aggressive policy of foreign manufacturers of forestry equipment to conquer the Russian market exacerbates the task of restoring the competitiveness of forestry engineering on innovative principles and increasing its role in the Russian timber industry.
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