Main factors of scientific and technical development of Russian agricultural industries

Abstract

The modern world market for agricultural products is a highly competitive environment and requires suppliers to improve constantly the quality of products and the efficiency of production processes. This becomes possible by using the achievements of scientific and technological progress in production. Scientific and technical development of the agricultural sector, first of all, implies the technical and technological renewal of economic entities and the introduction of knowledgeintensive forms of labor organization, management, marketing, etc. Such modernization has a positive impact on the resource intensity and development of means of production, increases the economic potential of farmers and improves the characteristics of products. Moreover, the results of scientific progress contribute to solving socio-economic problems facing society. The combination of factors of scientific and technological development determines the pace, volume and depth of dissemination of research results in the industry. Consistent and rational interaction between science and the production sector, taking into account the variety of factors of scientific and technological development, will allow solving such strategic tasks of the agricultural sector as the emergence and growth of national production of certain types of agricultural products, and ensuring food security of the country. The relevance of the study of the above-mentioned processes is supplemented by the moral and physical obsolescence of the material and technical base of the Russian agro-industrial complex and the weak innovative activity of farmers. The paper will review the list of key factors of scientific and technical development of the agro-industrial complex and analyze the results of innovative activities in the industry.