Development of agricultural regions in the conditions of rational import substitution policy

Abstract

The article is devoted to the consideration of the peculiarities of the development of agrarian-industrial regions in the conditions of the implementation of the policy of rational import substitution of food products under the sanctions pressure of Western countries. The object for the study is socio-economic relations arising in the process of implementing the strategy of rational import substitution in the agrarian-industrial region. The main statistical indicators of the activities of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) in Russia are analyzed. Also, the main problems faced by the regional cluster of the AIC are identified. The factors constraining the development of agro-industrial regions and the intensification of points of economic growth in the regions are systematized. A special attention is paid to the theoretical and methodological foundations of evaluation of the points of economic growth of the regions focused on the development of the agricultural sector. As a result of the study, it can be concluded that sustainable balanced development requires a policy of proactive import substitution, focused on emerging new markets, aimed at improving the economic security of the Russian economy in the global market segments.