Some arguments to the methodology for calculating the level of self-sufficiency of Russia with major agricultural crops: methodological aspect

Issue № 4, 2022, article № 1, pages 5-11

Section: Questions of methodology of economic research

Language: Russian

Original language title: НЕКОТОРЫЕ АРГУМЕНТЫ К МЕТОДИКЕ РАСЧЕТА УРОВНЯ САМООБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ РОССИИ ОСНОВНЫМИ СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННЫМИ КУЛЬТУРАМИ: МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АСПЕКТ

Keywords: RUSSIA, BASIC AGRICULTURAL CROPS, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, RESERVE FUND, CALCULATION METHODS

Abstract: The article gives a brief description of the current state of agriculture in the country. It is noted that over the past nine years, the agro-industrial complex has become a driver of growth of the domestic economy due to an increase in labor productivity. At the same time, domestic agricultural production is not high-tech and largely depends on the availability of both fixed and working capital. The purpose of the study is to adapt existing methods to calculate the level of self-sufficiency of the country with products obtained from the main crops and the creation of their reserve fund at different levels of reliability. This makes it possible to offer it to the Government of Russia and all interested executive authorities at both federal and regional levels. The formula of the Federal State Statistics Service (hereinafter referred to as Rosstat), published in the annotation to the statistical bulletin "Consumption of basic foodstuffs of the Russian Federation", was adopted as the basis for calculations, according to which an indicator characterizing the country's food security is determined on the basis of the balance of food resources. This formula can be successfully used in calculating the volume of production of major agricultural crops, taking into account the products obtained for their domestic consumption. The paper presents methodological approaches to the bioenergetic assessment of individual agrotechnical techniques in the production of basic crops. In addition, it is proposed to use a methodological approach developed at the FSBSI FRC AESDRA VNIIESH back in 2013 to calculate the amount of the creation of a reserve fund of major agricultural crops in the country. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the production possibilities of a particular main crop, as well as probabilistic dependencies in fluctuations in its yield over the years, depending on weather conditions and availability of fixed and working capital. Such an integrated approach can serve as one of the directions of the concept of innovative development of the agroindustry complex of Russia for the medium and long term.

Authors: Nechaev Vasilii Ivanovich