Abstract

The article considers the experience of functioning of personal farmsteads in the agro-industrial region in the context of a pandemic, based on the theoretical positions of outstanding Russian agricultural economists. Based on statistical data, content analysis of regional media and comparative results of the 2016/2021 survey. The main positive phenomena in the development of this sector of the agricultural economy are identified: stable dynamics of development, including at the level of relations between institutional entities. The main problems associated with the lack of awareness of the rural population about the institution of personal farmsteads, the role of cooperation are identified. The obtained results allowed us to draw a conclusion about the need for the work of state and municipal authorities in terms of not only direct state support for personal subsidiary farms, but also education of the rural population.

Highlights

  • The article considers the experience of functioning of personal farmsteads in the agro-industrial region in the context of a pandemic, based on the theoretical positions of outstanding Russian agricultural economists

  • The main problems associated with the lack of awareness of the rural population about the institution of personal farmsteads, the role of cooperation are identified

  • At the present stage of the development of the agricultural sector of the economy, the most important socio-economic significance has been acquired by personal subsidiary farms (LPH) of the population, which are an integral part of all agricultural production, in addition, they serve as a "niche" where unemployed villagers can apply their labor, and are a form of economic and labor socialization of children and youth

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Introduction

At the present stage of the development of the agricultural sector of the economy, the most important socio-economic significance has been acquired by personal subsidiary farms (LPH) of the population, which are an integral part of all agricultural production, in addition, they serve as a "niche" where unemployed villagers can apply their labor, and are a form of economic and labor socialization of children and youth. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020, made its own adjustments to the functioning of the LPH. This event had a disastrous impact on all spheres of human life. The impact on the social sphere was significant - the current situation in the world required the introduction of quarantine and isolation. The experience of the behavior of small institutional forms of the agricultural industry, in the current circumstances, is significant and relevant

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