Economic mechanism of the machine-tractor park updating in the Samara region

Abstract

The article discusses the situation with the restoration of the machine and tractor fleet of agricultural enterprises in the Samara region and determines the role of individual elements of the economic mechanism. In modern conditions, the main guarantee of the success of agricultural production is the maximum mechanization of production processes. Replacement of manual labor by machine allows reducing the cost of production, increasing its output, implementing modern industrial technologies, reducing the dependence of the result on the human factor. The purpose of this study is to determine the capabilities of agricultural enterprises in the Samara region to modernize the composition of the equipment used. The number of almost all types of energy and agricultural machinery compared with the 1995 level has decreased significantly. At the same time, energy supply per 100 hectares of arable land has stabilized, which is explained by the choice of powerful, productive equipment. The situation can be corrected by increasing the profitability of crop production and correcting the situation with price disparity. Direct government funding for acquisitions has declined. Among the instruments of state support, along with interest rate subsidies, subsidization of expenses for the purchase of cars has been widely used. The amount of subsidies reaches 492.2 million rubles (2013). The applied measures of state support in the conditions of the Samara region are complex and, with prolonged use, can solve the problem of updating equipment.