Implementing and financing sustainable rural development in the Republic of Bashkortostan, by the example of the Ufa district

Abstract

A key aspect of rural development is its considerable natural, demographic, economic, historical and cultural potential. Its reasonable, effective and efficient fulfillment can provide diversification, full employment, and high living standards in rural settlements. Rural development is a long-term action plan, it is a strategy for the socio-economic development of rural areas. The Strategy of socio-economic development of rural territories is a document defining the priorities, goals and objectives of socio-economic development of rural territories for the long term, corresponding to the priorities, goals and objectives of socio-economic development of rural territories of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Bashkortostan. The given paper discusses the strategy of sustainable rural development in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The work highlights factors hindering the program implementation. These include a manpower shortage, insufficient funding, weak infrastructure and others. There is a brief overview of the current state of the agro-industrial complex in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The study suggests a draft financial support for the municipal program of integrated development by the example of the Ufa district. The authors consider the cause-and-effect relationship between the amount of financing and the pace of rural development.