Development of the System of Consumer Cooperation in the Conditions of Digitalization of the Economy

Abstract

This article substantiates that the digitalization of the economy can become a kind of driver for the socio-economic development of rural areas of Russia. This is possible due to the introduction of digital technologies in the agricultural sector and the system of consumer cooperation. The foreign and domestic experience of digitalization in the agricultural sector and the system of consumer cooperation is analyzed. Recommendations and proposals for the implementation of digital technologies for the activation and sustainable development of the consumer cooperation system in the regions of the Russian Federation have been developed. Including recommendations and suggestions developed in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The authors actualize the need to develop a long-term “Digitalization Program for the System of Agricultural Consumer Cooperation in the Republic of Bashkortostan for the Period Until 2030”. The development of this program is necessary to improve the efficiency of the rural economy and the quality of life of the rural population.