Agriculture Coexistence As A Necessary Part Of The Socio-Economic Development Of Russia

Abstract

Diversification of the methods for obtaining agricultural products is necessary for sustainable socioeconomic development of the Russian Federation. Coexistence of traditional, organic, and biotechnological agriculture allows for reduction of climatic changes' impact on the harvest, whilst ensuring the competitiveness of the modern biotechnological developments of Russian scientists at the international level. This study is to identify a coexistence model that will protect farmland biodiversity, and economic interests of organic producers, who avoid using genetically engineered material in their crops due to probability of casual over-pollination. The coexistence model for biotechnological, organic, and conventional farming exists in many countries but is not yet applied in Russia. In this regard, the prospects for this model implementation in Russia should be assessed considering the experience of foreign countries, primarily that of the United States and the European Union countries. The coexistence model implementation could result in recognition at the state level of the importance and value of each of the three types of agriculture -organic, traditional, and biotechnological, and in creation of mechanisms for their support and development. This will ensure the interests of various groups of populationfarmers using genetically modified varieties, farmers working with traditional plants, as well as consumers, scientists, and agricultural entrepreneurs.