The article considers the availability of agricultural organizations with material resources and technical means and also factors affecting the formation of the material and technical base, such as the level of development of industries that produce means of production, the solvency of the agricultural sector, prices, import and export of material and technical resources, state support. In the production of some types of products, the role of imported material and technical resources is great. The share of imported seeds and hybrids of sugar beet is 98%, sunflower – 56%, spring rapeseed – 69%, vegetable crops – more than 50%, corn – 49%, potatoes – 80%, crosses in the production of broilers – 95%, agricultural machinery – more than 40%. The proposals for import substitution in the market of material and technical resources and the development of agricultural machinery are justified.