SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF REGIONS AND INCREASING THE ROLE OF SMALL FORMS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AS FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRI-FOOD POLICY

DOI 10.32651/227-10

Issue № 7, 2022, article № 2, pages 10-16

Section: Program-target management of development of agricultural production

Language: Russian

Original language title: САМООБЕСПЕЧЕНИЕ РЕГИОНОВ И ПОВЫШЕНИЕ РОЛИ МАЛЫХ ФОРМ ХОЗЯЙСТВОВАНИЯ КАК ФАКТОРЫ РАЗВИТИЯ АГРОПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ

Keywords: AGRO-FOOD POLICY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF REGIONS WITH FOOD, AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS, AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, K(F)KH AND INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS, HOUSEHOLDS

Abstract: The article notes that economic, social and environmental aspects are closely interrelated in the agro-food policy, and together they indicate the expediency of its orientation towards self-sufficiency of most regions with basic foodstuffs. Arguments are given in favour of this, including the need to reduce transport costs and disperse the animal population across the territory to reduce epidemiological and other risks. The reasons hindering this process are named, the main of which are insufficient consideration of the principles of spatial distribution of agricultural production, stimulation of the monopolization of property and concentration of production in agriculture, support for small forms of management on the residual principle. It is shown that the arguments cited to justify the latifundia that have arisen in the industry are biased, since the achieved level of food security could be ensured without the creation of large agricultural holdings that carry large-scale risks. The consequences of miscalculations made in planning the placement of agricultural production and in the development of small forms of management in the industry are listed. Among them are the growth of unemployment in the countryside and its denudation, the deterioration of the environment in a number of regions, and excessive disproportions in the production of basic types of agricultural products per capita by region. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop an agro-food policy, focusing on the self-sufficiency of the regions with basic foodstuffs and increasing the role of small farms.

Authors: Adukov Rukhman KHasainovich, Adukova Alevtina Nikolaevna