Technical Re-Equipment of Agriculture in the Context of Digitalization

Abstract

The main trends in technical upgrading in the modern world include the transition to a digital economy, aimed at reducing costs through the use of computer technology in the management, repair and regulation of machinery, the use of IT technology to improve the quality and effi ciency of the applied technologies. The paper presents the author’s vision of technical re-equipment and the transition to digital agriculture. The purpose and objective of the study was to develop directions for technical re-equipment of agriculture with digital technologies and to form a plan for the implementation of digital solutions. In order to identify the main barriers to technical re-equipment of agriculture under the conditions of digitalization, the authors have conducted a survey, observation and polling of agricultural producers of the Volga Federal District. It has been established that the application of new innovative solutions in Russian agricultural enterprises will require a long time due to the problems in fi nancial, economic, technological and psychological readiness of agricultural producers. The research has resulted in an algorithm developed by the authors for technical re-equipment of agriculture with digital technologies, which will allow managers and specialists of agriculture to use it as a basis in the digitalization of the technological capabilities of the agribusiness industry.

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