TRENDS IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS

DOI 10.32651/256-134

Issue № 6, 2025, article № 15, pages 134-141

Section: Social problems of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: ТЕНДЕНЦИИ СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОГО РАЗВИТИЯ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ

Keywords: STATE, RURAL TERRITORIES, RURAL POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, ECONOMIC RESULT

Abstract: The main factor in the outflow of population from rural areas of the region is their income from employment in agriculture, which is lower than that of the urban population (despite the steady increase in real disposable incomes of the rural population). This problem causes an increasing shortage of personnel in the industry. The indicators of economic participation of the rural population of the region in agricultural organizations in dynamics are studied. Employment rates in agricultural organizations differ significantly by microzones of the region: in the southern right-bank and northern right-bank microzones, there is a decrease in the number of people employed in agricultural organizations, while in the western right-bank microzones their number is increasing. The dynamics of the indicator of the share of profitable agricultural organizations in the districts of the Saratov region is reflected in the dynamics as one of the criteria for the socio-economic development of rural areas. This indicator has increased in the region. The dynamics of other indicators reflecting the state of social and economic development of rural areas is revealed - the index of agricultural production by region of the gross agricultural output per capita of the rural population. There is a relative heterogeneity in trends within the central left-bank and western right-bank districts. The economic participation of small and medium-sized forms of agribusiness (farms) and private farms in the agricultural sector of the region has been revealed. The share of small and medium-sized agribusiness in the structure of gross agricultural output in the Saratov region has increased, which indicates the increasing importance of this form of management in the industry. A statistical grouping of the districts of the Saratov region was carried out based on the predominance of small and medium-sized business forms in the structure of gross agricultural output. In general, a significant role of small and medium–sized in the production of agricultural products has been identified in the Saratov region.

Authors: Ukolova Nadezhda Viktorovna, Morozov Dmitrii Sergeevich, Novikova Nadezhda Aleksandrovna, Lysova Tatiana Aleksandrovna