STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE AGRIFOOD COMPLEX OF RUSSIA: IMPACT OF CONCENTRATION ON RURAL AREAS

Issue № 8, 2024, article № 19, pages 183-192

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Language: Russian

Original language title: СТРУКТУРНЫЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В АГРОПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОМ КОМПЛЕКСЕ РОССИИ: ВЛИЯНИЕ КОНЦЕНТРАЦИИ НА РАЗВИТИЕ СЕЛЬСКОЙ МЕСТНОСТИ

Keywords: AGRI-FOOD COMPLEX, AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS, FOREIGN COUNTRIES, INNOVATION, COOPERATION, CONCENTRATION, SMALL BUSINESS, MONOPOLIZATION, RUSSIA, STRUCTURAL CHANGES, STRUCTURAL POLICY, FARMING

Abstract: The problems in rural areas that are worsening every year and increasing concentration and monopolization have led to the need to analyze these processes and their mutual influence. The article examines the main approaches of world practice to the development of agriculture, the “modernization paradigm” (“industrial recruitment”) and the “self-development” model, their advantages and disadvantages. The influence of the main methods of increasing the efficiency of agricultural production – concentration and specialization – is noted. The concentration of production of pork, beef, poultry, vegetables and potatoes, as well as the processes of monopolization in logistics in the grain market and grain exports are analyzed. The socio-economic indicators of rural development, structural changes in the number of agricultural organizations, farms and private household plots were studied. The author shows concentration and consolidation of land assets in the possession of the largest latifundia in Russia. The concentration of assets and capital in large organizations of the agri-food complex and the uneven level of development of agriculture and the growth of concentration in the regions of Russia are noted. The author offers recommendations for changing the current situation in rural areas and increasing the efficiency of small businesses.

Authors: Karavdin Andrey Andreevich