Government support for agriculture and evaluation of its effectiveness at the macro and micro level

Abstract

State support for agriculture is an important element in the regulation of the agroindustrial complex. The necessity for state support for agriculture arises from the characteristics of agricultural production that reinforce the non-competitiveness of the industry. The economic efficiency of agricultural production, the pace of its development, the level of food security, and the state of rural areas will depend on the efficiency of its use. Over the past decades, increased competition has been observed virtually throughout the world. One of the most important, in our opinion, factors affecting the competitiveness of agricultural products is the state policy in the field of regulation and support of agricultural producers. The paper studies the state support of agricultural production in Russia and the Tyumen region, analyzes the state support and evaluates the effectiveness of state aid at the macro and micro levels. The research methodology includes two parts. The first one studies the forms, types, methods and volumes of state support for agriculture. Due to a number of reasons, the mechanism of state support is undergoing continuous reform. The stages of the reform and the impact of changes on agriculture are considered. The second part is aimed at studying the existing methods for assessing the effectiveness of the use of budgetary funds at the regional level. The requirement of efficient use of budgetary funds is established by the Budget Code of the Russian Federation. The paper proposes to consider the control of the effectiveness of state support in two aspects: as the effectiveness of measures and as the effectiveness of the use of state support funds. The article summarizes the existing methods of evaluating the effectiveness of the use of budgetary funds. On the example of the materials of agricultural organizations of the Tyumen region the work assesses the effectiveness of using direct budget support, and formulates ways to improve state aid to the agricultural sector of the economy. The obtained results are the basis for making management decisions in the agro-industrial complex of the Tyumen region.