THE STATE AND PROSPECTS OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN AGRICULTURE

Issue № 6, 2025, article № 6, pages 55-66

Section: Investment and innovation in agriculture

Language: Russian

Original language title: СОСТОЯНИЕ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ ИННОВАЦИОННО-ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ В СЕЛЬСКОМ ХОЗЯЙСТВЕ

Keywords: INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, AGRICULTURE, GENERATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE

Abstract: Russia's agriculture needs fundamental changes in innovation and technology policy, driven by the need to achieve the goals set by the President of Russia on May 7, 2024. The dynamic development of agriculture will require the early introduction of domestic innovative technologies and innovations in the near future. According to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, the intensification of innovation activity in the agricultural sector has grown rapidly over the past five years, confirming the trend towards increased investment in agricultural technologies. At the same time, a significant part of the success associated with an increase in the physical volume of agricultural production is due to the use of imported innovations (in fact, material and technical resources and technologies). In this regard, there are significant challenges associated with updating scientific and technological policy in agriculture. The presented publication provides a brief analysis of the current situation with the generation and transfer of new knowledge in agriculture. The innovation and technological policy of agriculture in Russia is in crisis, which is reflected in the insufficient financing of government spending on innovation and has led to the use of a significant proportion of innovative imported solutions. This, in turn, had a negative impact on the real indicators of self-sufficiency in certain types of agricultural products and foodstuffs. In the presented research, the purpose and objectives of the innovative and technological development of agriculture in Russia are formulated. The mechanisms for achieving them are outlined.

Authors: Kolesnikov Andrei Viktorovich