Innovative Model of the Functioning of Consumer Cooperation as an Incentive for Developing the Regional Food Market and Increasing Population Welfare

Abstract

AbstractDespite a certain decline in its development, the cooperative sector of the economy still can solve national problems in the field of improving the welfare of the population in rural areas. A cooperative economy, given the stability of its development through the introduction of advanced technology, should stop the outflow of the rural population and make rural areas attractive to the urban population, changing the vector of spontaneous migration and giving impetus to the development of the traditional economic way of life in Russia. Throughout its evolution, consumer cooperation has accumulated considerable experience in the model of production and sale of agricultural products through the association of small and medium-sized producers. This stimulates the creation of a multi-economic agrarian economy and a competitive environment in regional food markets. Competition leads to the need to introduce scientific and technological progress in agriculture, find ways to save resources, and take care of the environment. A “two-story Russia” will bring back the traditional way of life and traditional values, which, unfortunately, are being erased by the “industrial machine” of the big cities. Cooperative formations are not isolated. They are part of a complex spatially heterogeneous system, which complicates the task of choosing the optimal vector of development for these forms of economic management. The problem must be set with a clear identification of the development directions, considering resource constraints. It is necessary to study the real state of the object and provide operational and reliable information about future scenarios for its development. Modeling the sustainable development of consumer cooperation is possible only with the use of simulation modeling. Simulation modeling will allow moving to a mechanism of proactive management. Objective possibilities for creating the required model will allow for the creation of computer technology. Integrated computer space can process a network of mathematical matrices, including the collection and analysis of information and the ability to make operational management decisions.KeywordsAgricultural economicsPersonnel policy in the system of consumer cooperationQuality of life of the populationConsumer cooperationRegional system of consumer cooperationInnovationTechnologyJEL codesP32O33