Organic agriculture: challenges and prospects

Issue № 6, 2018, article № 5, pages 27-39

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Language: Russian

Original language title: ОРГАНИЧЕСКОЕ СЕЛЬСКОЕ ХОЗЯЙСТВО: ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ РАЗВИТИЯ

Keywords: ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, FOOD PRODUCTS, COMPETITIVENESS, DEMAND, FOOD MARKET, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, SUSTAIN-ABLE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract: The production of organic farming products remains one of the most important directions of agrarian poli-cy, which must be solved by the world community, because, despite the development of innovative technologies, socio-economic transformations and structural changes in agribusiness, which contribute to the growth of production ofagricultural products, raw materials and food, the UN experts believe, the increasing of incomes and welfare of thepopulation will stimulate the demand for organic food. The purpose of the study is to determine the complex ofmeasures for the development of organic agriculture based on the study of indicators characterizing the modern de-velopment of agriculture, analysis of the current situation in the markets of agricultural products, raw materials andfoodstuffs in various countries of the world, and assessing the existing issues. In addition to methods of induction anddeduction, the authors used methods of comparative analysis, abstract-logical, monographic. As a result of the study,the authors concluded that the production of organic farming products has a synergistic effect and potential, material-izes the principles of ecology, health, justice, care and contributes to the sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex. For the development of organic agriculture, a number of measures are needed at both nationaland international levels. Primary are the identification of the advantages of the existing systems for the production oforganic farming products, the definition of a clear policy of sustainable development and the place of organic prod-ucts in traditional agriculture, and the support to agricultural organizations of all forms of ownership that are trans-formed into organic farming.

Authors: Ryzhkova Svetlana Mitrofanovna, Kruchinina Valentina Mitrofanovna, Gasanova Khatimat Nabievna, Lankin Artem Sergeevich