Abstract
The paper discusses current issues related to the formation and implementation of regional targeted programs for the development of the agro-industrial complex (AIC), and also assesses their impact on the sustainable development of rural areas of the region. As an example, a regional target program has been developed and economically justified to involve fallow and unused lands in agricultural production turnover. The author’s methodology for the formation and implementation of regional target programs for the development of the agro-industrial complex is presented. On the basis of this methodology, a pilot project of the regional target program “Involving Arable Lands Not Used for Their Intended Purpose in the Altai Territory for Sustainable Rural Development for the Period of 2020-2025” has been developed. Based on the strategy for the development of agricultural production in the Altai Territory, as well as in the context of the implementation of the draft regional target program developed by the authors, the forecasted production values of the main agricultural products of the Altai Territory for the period of 2020-2030 are presented. In the forecast calculations, the portion of the planned organic agricultural production is highlighted, the effectiveness of program measures is assessed, some conclusions are drawn on the feasibility of regional targeted programs towards sustainable rural development.
Highlights
The Russian Federation has all the necessary resources for the further development of agricultural production, including today’s highly efficient production of organic products – these are long-term agricultural traditions, vast areas of agricultural land resources, as well as a relatively low level of intensification and chemicalization of agricultural production in comparison with industrialized countries
The forecast is based on an analysis of agricultural production volumes in the Altai Territory for the period of 2000-2019, the forecast was formed by extrapolating the current trend of a gradual increase in production volumes, taking into account the annual involvement of additional arable land into agricultural production turnover, and, agricultural output from the given area (Table 3)
Cereal crops including produced on arable land, involved in turnover Flax including produced on arable land, involved in turnover Sugar beet including produced on arable land, involved in turnover Sunflower including produced on arable land, involved in turnover Potatoes including produced on arable land, involved in turnover
Summary
The Russian Federation has all the necessary resources for the further development of agricultural production, including today’s highly efficient production of organic products – these are long-term agricultural traditions, vast areas of agricultural land resources, as well as a relatively low level of intensification and chemicalization of agricultural production in comparison with industrialized countries. For example, if the average level of chemicalization in the EU countries, expressed in the indicator “fertilizer application”, is 196 kg of active ingredient per 1 hectare of agricultural land, on average in Russia this indicator does not exceed 43 kg, and in the largest arable land area – the Altai Territory – 4.8 kg per 1 hectare of arable land (Tatarkin, Policyn, 2015). Rural territories play a significant role in shaping the economy of the region and the way of life of the population, for example, agriculture accounts for more than 19% of gross regional product against 6-7% in Russia. The Altai Territory has huge agricultural potential, ranking first in Russia in terms of arable land (6.5 million hectares), of which more than 75% are fertile chernozems (Kryukov et al, 2018). The contribution of the region’s agriculture to the solution of the national food security problem is 4% of all-Russian grain production, 3% of sunflower, 15% of flax, 5% of milk, 3% of potato, about 3% of meat and eggs, about 2% of sugar beets and vegetables (Voronkova et al, 2018; Yemelyanov et al, 2018; Tikhomirov et al, 2018)
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