Statistical analysis of structural changes in agriculture

Abstract

Digital transformations in the Russian economy lead to significant internal changes in the formation of industrial relations in all types of activities and, in particular, in the agricultural sector. This arouses particular interest in the study of structural shifts in agricultural sectors that have occurred under the influence of external economic factors and changes in applied technologies. The study, based on the analysis of long-term time series and panel data, revealed significant structural changes in the production of agricultural products in general and by types of products in the context of producer categories and regions of the Russian Federation. Methods for identifying trends in time series made it possible to establish the increasing role of large and medium-sized agricultural enterprises in providing food to the country’s population during the redistribution of land resources towards the household sector with low efficiency of their use. In agricultural production, the use of digital technologies is currently of a point nature, which leads to the emergence of leading regions with innovative large-format production identified in this study. The analyzed structural changes will make it possible to determine the directions in clarifying the system of indicators for monitoring digitalization processes in agriculture.