The Essence and Peculiarities of Cooperative Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Sphere

The formation of the agro-industrial complex and ensuring the country’s food security in the current geopolitical conditions is possible only on the basis of strengthening and developing its material and technical base, which over the years of institutional reforms has largely become dependent on imported equipment and technologies. The withdrawal from the Russian market of suppliers of imported agricultural machinery from unfriendly countries, as a result of sanctions imposed by Western countries, provoked an increase in prices for it, which led to a reduction in the provision of basic types of agricultural machinery to agricultural producers. Thus, in 2021, the provision of agricultural organizations in the country with tractors was 3.5 times lower, and with grain harvesters 3.2 times lower than the average for 1980-1990, which indicates a steady downward trend in the provision of agricultural producers with material and technical resources. Domestic machine builders and manufacturers of agricultural machinery are not yet able to ensure the production and supply to the agricultural sector of the required number of high-performance, energy-rich and inexpensive agricultural machines and mechanisms. The current state of the material and technical base of the agro-industrial complex requires its significant strengthening, which is impossible without adjusting the existing agricultural policy of the state in the direction of allocating significant additional budgetary funds for the development of the material and technical base of the agro-industrial complex, restoring soil fertility, domestic agricultural engineering, improving selection and seed production , eliminating the disparity in prices for agricultural and industrial goods, ensuring the technological and technical independence of the Russian agro-industrial complex from other countries. It is also necessary to improve the work of regional authorities to strengthen the material and technical base of agricultural units in their regions, to create effective mechanisms for public-private partnerships to improve the efficiency of agricultural producers.

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Development of the Material and Technical Base of Agro-Industrial Complex in the Context of Foreign Economic Sanctions

Khafizov,

Valiev,

Mukhametgaliev

et al. 2023

Cluster Approach in the Development of Small Agribusiness Subjects

Mikhaylova

2023

The number of small agricultural business entities includes agricultural enterprises of various organizational and legal forms (with the exception of state and municipal enterprises, dependent and subsidiaries and partnerships), as well as agricultural consumer cooperatives, peasant (farmer) households, and household households. At present, the small agricultural business of the Republic of Tatarstan is represented by over 470 thousand personal, about 3 thousand farms and more than 300 agricultural consumer cooperatives. Personal subsidiary farms use 1 499.3 thousand hectares of agricultural land, and private farms own more than 312 thousand hectares of arable land, or 9% of the area of the entire arable land of the republic. If we consider the share of small agribusiness entities in the structure of the region's economy, then almost half of the gross agricultural output falls on them. To improve the efficiency of small agribusiness, the further development of small enterprises is associated with their clustering. This article examines the advantages of the cluster approach in the activities of small agricultural businesses. The clustering of small agribusiness entities opens up more opportunities for expanded production. Small enterprises that are members of the agro-industrial cluster increase their competitiveness and position in the commodity market. Functioning within clusters can contribute to the production of goods, endowing them with other properties and, accordingly, conquering new market niches. The stable development of regions, economic growth in production in many areas of the agro-industrial complex in recent years create real prerequisites for the creation of local clusters. Compared to Russia, in developed countries, clusters have been created for decades and, importantly, they show real profitability, as well as the inclusion of organizations in such clusters contribute to the exchange of experience in doing business. For the further development of small businesses, it is necessary to use a cluster approach, the advantages of which are the expansion of sales markets for products, the full cycle of production of finished products, savings with large volumes of purchases.

Development and Economic Efficiency of the Reclamation Industry in the Republic of Tatarstan

Hismatullin

Valiev

Khismatullin

et al. 2023

Sustainable and efficient production of agricultural products, regardless of the influence of weather and climate factors in the zone of risky farming, is largely possible only with the widespread introduction of land reclamation measures. The research was carried out with the aim of studying the current state of the reclamation industry in the Republic of Tatarstan and developing scientifically based ways of its development. In the course of the studies of the economic efficiency of irrigated agriculture in the republic, it was found that in potatoes production due to irrigation, the yield increases from 3.89 to 4.2 times, and the marketability of finished products due to improved quality and standardization of tubers by 2.58 times. It was revealed that with a potato marketability of 80%, the net income per 1 ha is 495.9 thousand rubles. The net income from 1 ha of corn for silage under irrigation is 52.4 thousand rubles. This suggests that one ruble spent on irrigation allows farms to receive up to 12 rubles of additional production in the production of grain crops. And in the production of vegetables and marketable potatoes - up to 40 rubles. The cultivation of perennial crops on irrigation makes it possible to obtain up to four full-fledged cuttings, which makes it possible to provide the livestock industry with a reliable fodder base. At this stage of development of the reclamation industry of the Republic of Tatarstan, about 1.5% of the arable land of the Republic is under irrigation reclamation, it produces up to 18.5% of the gross crop production. However, the widespread introduction of land reclamation elements by agricultural producers is limited due to a number of reasons. This series includes: the high cost of restoration, construction, operation and maintenance of reclamation facilities and their network, the lack of technical and financial resources for agricultural enterprises, the need for preliminary costly survey and design work to obtain design estimates (DED). According to expert estimates, to provide food for the inhabitants of the Republic of Tatarstan, it is necessary to have at least 150 thousand hectares of irrigated land, against the currently available 35 thousand hectares. Achieving the indicated value of irrigated lands is not possible without the adoption of a comprehensive program for the development of melioration and agrolandscape farming system, which should be adequately financially secured for the implementation of program activities.