Rural Areas Of Russia Research Articles

FORECASTING THE POPULATION OF RETIREMENT AGE IN RURAL RUSSIA

Population aging and an increase in the number of older age cohorts are demographic constraints and barriers to sustainable rural development. Rural areas of Russia have been affected by demographic aging to a greater extent than urban areas; the proportion of the population of retirement age in rural areas is higher than in urban areas. The purpose of the study is a forecasting the rural population of retirement age and changes in the demographic load in Russia. To construct a demographic forecast, the component method was used. The results show that the number of rural population of retirement age in 2020-2029 will decrease by 4.2-7.3% with zero migration and 5.8-8.9% taking into account the scale of rural-urban migration. From 2034, an increase in the number of persons of retirement age is projected. In 2020-2049 the number of rural pensioners will grow in the medium and high scenarios of demographic development by 4.4-5.5%, excluding migration. The article calculates coefficient of demographic load. The analysis shows that the rural population 0-15 years old is steadily declining. At the same time the number of persons of retirement age in Russia is steadily increasing, both in rural and urban areas. The decline in the birth rate has led to a decrease the demographic load coefficient by children and an increase of the old-age dependency ratio. Upcoming demographic changes must be taken into account in the strategic planning and development of regional programs.

ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИЯ И ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА СУБЪЕКТОВ МАЛОГО И СРЕДНЕГО ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВА НА СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЯХ РОССИИ

One of the areas of public administration is a targeted and efficient use of budgetary funds allocated to support the population, businesses and infrastructure of the territories. It requires constant updating of the characteristics of the object of managerial influence and receiving feedback. Without accurate identification of the target management object, knowledge of its properties, as well as development trends, high-quality management is impossible. Currently, Russia is implementing state programs for the development of rural areas and the development of agriculture (“Comprehensive development of rural areas”, “Development of agriculture and regulation of markets in agricultural products, raw materials and foodstuffs”). In scientific works, the role of small business in economic development, in rural development as well as in ensuring food security is universally recognized. However, management bodies, business analysts, researchers do not have information about how small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)s are developing in rural areas of Russia. This work is one of the first to raise issues of identification of SMEs in rural areas. Based on the developed methodology, rural SMEs were identified from available open sources by category, their characteristics were given in terms of the dynamics of the number, density of businesses, sectoral and regional structure, and their support in the form of subsidies and grants was analyzed. State support failed to stabilize their number, which decreased from 2019 to 2021. Agriculture is not a leader in the sectoral structure of SMEs (in terms of the number of businesses), occupying a significant third place after trade and transport. However, it is this industry that accounts for the main support. The total share of trade, transport, agriculture in all regions is at least 40% of the total number of rural SMEs. Thus, support for these industries will have a beneficial effect on the development of most small businesses in rural areas.

Diffusion of Organic Agriculture in Russia: Features and Implications for Rural Development

—In recent decades, organic agriculture has played an increasingly prominent role in the global and Russian agricultural sector. This trend emerged in opposition to industrial agrarian production, in response to growing demands for environmental protection and social justice. The article analyzes the place of organic agriculture among the agrarian systems of the mid-20th–early 21st centuries, the specifics of its development in Russia, and the geographical patterns of this process. In contrast to European countries, large investors initially gave impetus to development of the sector in Russia; the main motives of pioneers were associated with healthy eating and to a lesser extent with environmental or social issues. From the standpoint of the theory of diffusion of innovation, the development of organic agriculture is in its early stages; however, the number of farms and land areas under organic production are steadily growing, service industries and sales channels are being formed, and an institutional environment has been arisen in the form of industry associations and national legislation. The location of farms with different specializations can be traced to the dependence on natural conditions and the agrarian history of the territory. Refineries gravitate towards Moscow as the largest sales market. The last part of the article discusses the implications of organic agriculture for the development of rural areas in Russia: mitigating socioeconomic contrasts between suburban and peripheral rural areas, preserving the traditional cultural landscape and supporting rural tourism, and promoting environmental ideology in the agricultural sector and in society.

Statistical analysis of the conveyor milking model

The purpose of the study is a computer analysis of the milking process mathematical model as well as the influence of statistical characteristics allowing developing adaptive algorithms to control the process of rotary conveyor milking on the “Carousel” lines. The methods of probability theory and mathematical statistics are used in the research. When conducting a computational experiment, the Maple analytical computing system was used. Using of Pearson’s chi-squared test sets the gamma distribution of the individual milking time and speed for each cow with acceptable reliability. One of the Morgenstern-Gumbel models is used as a first approximation of the joint distribution of time and speed of the rotary conveyor milking. It was found that this model does not contradict the sample data. The authors believe that it is necessary to conduct further research using statistical sequential analysis to reduce the amount of sample cows from the herd and to refine the estimates of the model parameters. It will lead to improving the algorithm for adaptive control of the “Carousel” rotation speed and will increase the productivity of the milking process in the rural areas of Russia and abroad.

The Role of Entrepreneurship in the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas in Russia

Analysis of numerous works on the historical development of agri-food production and the organisation of agri-food systems convincingly demonstrates that each development stage was organised to successfully meet the challenges of civilisation. Based on the analysis results, I hypothesise that there have been five historical stages of development of agri-food systems. Nowadays, both national and regional agri-food systems are increasingly introducing the institutions of the innovative agri-food system 6.0. The agri-food system 6.0 is based on a new perception of food security focused on identifying and satisfying the individual needs rather than meeting the basic food demand of the population. Numerous researchers have repeatedly noted that only entrepreneurs can consider specific and varying needs of different population groups, as, unlike large agricultural businesses, they have the flexibility to organise production and offer consumers the demanded products. An analysis of works on the historical development of agri-food systems in different countries, as well as a detailed study of agri-food production trends of the Russian agri-food system confirm the hypothesis. The research results determine the role of rural entrepreneurial ecosystems in the development of both the national agri-food system and rural areas. The obtained findings can help examine the role of individual actors in ensuring the sustainable development of the rural entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as identify universal and specific factors influencing its development.

State and prospects of providing Russian rural areas with engineering life support systems

The article establishes the relationship between the favorable living environment in rural areas and the level of housing equipment with engineering systems. The analysis of the condition of residential premises in rural areas in terms of the level of their provision with life support systems is carried out. The problems of low level and quality of rural housing improvement are identified. The reasons that prevent the formation of comfortable conditions for providing housing with life support systems, namely centralized engineering networks, are identified. Using statistical forecasting methods, an inertial variant of changing the target indicators of residential improvement in rural areas of Russia by types of life support systems, taking into account the existing level, is created.

Rural multifunctional social centers and their investment potential: from foreign experience to domestic practice

Other features of the modern Russian rural society include the weakening of the position of agriculture itself, the increasing diversity of rural employment, the formation of rural-urban labor markets, all of which are directly related to the saturation of rural areas with urban residents, which gives impetus to the use of innovative forms of investment activity in the social sphere of emerging rural agglomerations. At the same time, the tasks set in the new State Program "Integrated Development of Rural Territories" (the beginning of implementation of which falls on January 2020) are not large-scale both to the existing networks of rural social services, and to the system of rural settlement and the nature of demographic processes in rural areas of Russia. There is an institutional imbalance, in which the management of the infrastructural development of the rural sociosphere is extremely difficult, and requires the introduction of new mechanisms, including related. The purpose of the study is to summarize the domestic and foreign experience of creating multifunctional public centers in rural areas, as well as to identify the possibility of realizing their investment potential. It is shown that the functioning of multifunctional public centers is an effective method for improving the quality of life of the rural population in the socio-cultural, socioeducational, social and leisure, social and household, tourist and educational spheres. The generalization of foreign experience allows us to distinguish centers by their functions (on the basis of educational institutions, cultural institutions, leisure centers); by spatial solution (in one building or several buildings); by location in a settlement (in the center of a settlement, near a transport hub, in an inter-settlement equidistant space). The domestic experience of providing multidisciplinary services to the rural population is primarily associated with two integrated approaches, when the resource-based approach.

«Теплицы и рабочие общежития»: миграция из Средней Азии и Китая в сельские районы Южного Урала

The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of migration from Asian countries on the rural areas of the Russian region using the example of the Chelyabinsk region. Addressing this problem allowed us to answer the following questions: what objects in rural areas are labeled as “migrant” and what are the assessments of this phenomenon by the public? Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural population decline is growing. Restricting international migration has shown that migrants are very important for the Russian agricultural sector. The decline in the population in rural areas of Russia, the deterioration of the ecological situation in the Central Asian region shows the need for research on migration to the countryside. There is a high probability that after the removal of several restrictions, we will see an increase in the migration flow to some areas of the countryside (greenhouses, workers' hostels, empty villages). For this study, we applied a set of ethnographic and ethno-sociological methods: participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and massive ethno-sociological survey conducted within the framework of the RFBR and Chelyabinsk region project “Asian vector of migration to the Chelyabinsk region: historical retrospective, forecasts and risks”. In total, during the project, 150 hours of included observation were implemented. In 2021, 49 in-depth interviews were collected with residents of the Chelyabinsk region and 37 with migrants from Central Asia. The sample of objects for observation and establishment of contacts with informants included: greenhouses for growing vegetables, garden associations, settlements in the study areas, rural shops, etc. The focus of xenophobic sentiments may shift from large cities to suburbs and villages, where new objects are being built, labeled as “migrants” (greenhouses, dormitories for migrants). "Chinese" greenhouses are no longer perceived as objects directly related to the presence of the Chinese, but are associated with migrants in general. Greenhouse complexes, where the main contingent is made up of migrants from the Central Asia, seem to be perceived as "Chinese" by inertia. All negative characteristics and parameters that were attributed to them are automatically extended to all greenhouses where there are “others”.

ПРЕДПОСЫЛКИ НЕПРЕРЫВНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ СЕЛЬСКОГО УЧИТЕЛЯ В ИСТОРИИ РОССИЙСКОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ НА ЭТАПЕ СТАНОВЛЕНИЯ СЕЛЬСКОЙ ШКОЛЫ И СЕЛЬСКОГО УЧИТЕЛЬСТВА

The article presents the results of a historical and pedagogical study of the theory and practice of the formation and development of education in rural areas of Russia, in the focus of which there is the continuous education of a rural teacher. The time frame of the analysis is limited to the XIX – early XX centuries, covers the period of the emergence of rural schools as an educational institution and rural teachers as a special category of teaching staff. The analysis revealed: the essential provisions and characteristics of lifelong education in an interpretation adequate to modern pedagogical science; content, methods and forms of continuing education; suggestions of educators, expressed in the form of recommendations as potential for implementation in the present and in the future. The study has found out that the Russian pedagogical heritage includes: stages (preprofessional, professional, postgraduate) and types (formal, non-formal, informal) of lifelong education; the origins of ensuring continuity and consistency between them, integrative and practice-oriented approaches to teacher education. The prerequisites for the network organization of educational space, models of pedagogical institutions and organizations, academic mobility of students and teachers, formats of non-formal and informal continuous education of rural teachers and other harbingers of current trends are fixed.

СЕЛЬСКИЙ COVID-19: ЗАКОНОМЕРНОСТИ И РИСКИ (НА МАТЕРИАЛАХ СЕЛЬСКИХ АДМИНИСТРАТИВНЫХ РАЙОНОВ САРАТОВСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ)

The globally observed outbreaks of the group of diseases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the spread of new waves of the coronavirus COVID-19 after a short-term retreat of infection in Russia, makes it necessary to expand the object of study of the patterns of its spread, including in the field of study the identification and scientific substantiation of the factors determining the spread COVID-19 in rural areas of Russia. The purpose of the article is to identify and scientifically substantiate the factors that naturally affect the change in the registered rates of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the administrative districts of the Saratov region. The article summarizes the theoretical scien- tific positions formulated within the framework of ideas about the structural complexity, diversity and specificity of the problems of rural development, suggesting the use of non-standard approaches to their resolution, which have received recognition in the domestic and international scientific community. On the basis of general theoretical provisions, a methodology was developed and applied, which made it possible, by comparing the basic indicators of patients with a new coronavirus infection per 100,000 population in the administrative districts of the Saratov region with the numerical values of factors that can affect the change in the numerical value of the basic indicator, to identify special factors that significantly affect the change in the numerical values baseline indicator. These factors are recognized to be closely related to the indicators of the sick, stable, permanent. Based on a comparison of the baseline indicators of patients with a new coronavirus infection per 100,000 population, groups of rural administrative districts of the Saratov region with the maximum and mi- nimum rates of patients with a new coronavirus infection were identified. The absence of significant differences between the numerical values of the population density indicators, the provision of medical personnel, hospital beds in the groups of districts with the maximum and minimum rates of cases of new coronavirus infection per 100,000 of the population led to the conclusion that there are special factors that determine the presence of maximum and minimum rates of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in rural administrative areas. It was found that in the group of rural administrative districts of the Saratov region with the maximum rates of registered COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population, a natural negative factor that significantly affects the increase in the numerical values of baseline cases is the border position of this group of districts. The practical result of the study, which can be used to develop management decisions in the process of suppressing the spread of a group of diseases based on the SARS-CoV-2 virus in rural administrative districts of the Saratov region, are the measures proposed in the article to reduce the influence of negative factors in the group of districts with maximum indicators patients with coronavirus infection.

Analysis of the prospects for sustainable development of rural and ecological tourism in Russia on basis of global experience

The goal of research was the carrying-out of analysis of the rural and ecological tourism in Russia and the determination of the prospects for the transition to sustainable tourism development based on the experience of foreign countries and areas of the world. Based on the author’s own data, as well as expert assessments, an analysis of the prospects and opportunities for the development of rural tourism in Russia was carried out. In the course of the research performance, the necessity of the diversification of Russia rural economy was substantiated, which will contribute to the creation of conditions for alternative employment of the population in non-agricultural sectors, in particular, in rural tourism. As the result, recommendations were elaborated for the transition to sustainable tourism development in rural areas of Russia.

Проблемы низкого уровня жизни населения на сельских территориях российских регионов

The article gives an assessment of reducing the living standard of the population in rural areas of Russia (a case of the Volgograd region). The analysis of the current state of rural areas was carried out and problems and trends of a decreasing standard of living of the population were identified. The dynamics of the urban and rural population of the Volgograd region has been illustrated in accordance with the data of the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation. The conclusions are drawn about the depopulation in the rural areas, natural loss, migration outflows, and the change in the category of settlements. There have been systematized the factors influencing the living standards of the population in rural areas in modern conditions, such as: legal, socio-economic, political, technological, etc. With the help of the Ishikawa diagram, the potential causes of the declining standard of living of the rural population are ordered and aggregated, and the most important factors are identified. The effectiveness and efficiency of the state policy aimed at the long term development of rural areas is assessed. It has been noted that the volume of financing the state program Comprehensive development of rural areas for 2020–2025 will amount to about 2.3 trillion rubles, which is 12 times more than funding of the previous program. Lack of activities and insignificant amount of funding aimed at the development of social infrastructure of modern villages, the development of education and health care were identified by the authors. A set of measures to improve the existing policy for the long term development of rural areas in Russia has been substantiated. The necessity of including the problems of the development of Russian villages into the system of national projects in the Russian Federation has been emphasized.

Unemployment in the context of sustainable rural development

Subject. This article discusses the issues of employment and unemployment in rural areas of Russia. Objectives. The article aims to study the processes taking place in the rural labor market and assess the regional specific features of unemployment. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of logical, comparative, and economics and statistics analyses. Results. The article defines homogeneous types of territorial entities and describes strategies for regulating the rural labor market. Conclusions. The main negative trend in the labor market is the reduction of jobs in agriculture. Employment should be a determining factor in any rural development economic projects to balance supply and demand in the labor market.

Local development initiatives in the Lake Ladoga Region: Reasons for success and approaches to funding

The peripheral (rural) regions in most countries face four vicious circles that contribute to their low level of development and inability to achieve the sustainable level of development. The first vicious circle is related to demography and is caused by the vulnerable population; very few young people and imbalance of women and men lead to poor economy, i.e. dominance of subsistence economy over production or trade; unfavorable age structure combined with poor services lead to very low birth rate and high levels of migration. The second vicious circle of remoteness is related to the fact that poor infrastructure does not attract businesses or new residents in the area, which contributes to high levels of migration as young and working-age population, especially families with young children, move out. The third vicious circle is related to education: the low level of education and skills mean that there is no labor force available in the region, which prevents business from entering the local market. Lack of employment means high poverty risk, which again accelerates migration from the rural areas. All these processes undermine the possibilities for local development simply because there is not enough human or economic capital to sustain rural development. These negative trends are not only typical for rural areas of Russia but have a strong impact on peripheral areas of many other post-socialist and European countries. The governments in Russia and European Union introduced various programs and measures to promote local development so that to overcome the negative consequences of all the mentioned vicious circles. In the first part of the article, the authors evaluate some local development efforts funded by the Ladoga Initiative project, successful and failed projects aimed at overcoming the vicious circles. In the second part of the article, the authors describe grant and priority programs introduced in Russia to support local development.

Survival and factors associated with cardiovascular mortality in rural area of Russia. Results of a 7-year prospective study

Abstract Introduction In Russia, mortality rates from CVD are one of the highest in the world. In recent decades, it has been demonstrated that the contribution of a modifying risk factors to cardiovascular mortality in different populations can vary significantly. Aim To evaluate the 7-year survival and association of risk factors with cardiovascular mortality among rural residents of Russia. Materials and methods This study was carried out as part of the international project InterEpid, which included a one-stage epidemiological study of the prevalence of major chronic noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors (n=1050), and a prospective stage among residents of rural areas of Russia. The analysis includes the results of a survey of representative samples of the rural population of the Samara Region of Russian Federation (n=919) aged 20–64, response rate 87,5%.The following endpoints are included in the analysis: 1. Cases of death from all causes; 2. Deaths from CVD. Results In Samara region 7-year survival was 92.7%. Cardiovascular diseases were most frequent cause of deaths (42%). Cardiovascular mortality was significantly associated with hypertension RR 2.11 (1.32; 2.94), p=0.004, low physical activity RR 1.82 (1.02; 2.41), p=0.009, high salt intake RR 1.28 (0.84; 2.21), p=0.03 and high processed meat intake RR 1.37 (0.91; 1.93), p=0.03. Smoking had a significant effect on cardiovascular mortality only among men RR 2.11 (1.14; 2.84), p=0.005. Conclusion 7-year follow up demonstrated significant unfavorable effect of smoking on men's cardiovascular mortality; hypertension, low physical activity, high salt and processed meat intake on the risk of cardiovascular mortality in both sexes in rural areas of Russia. All this underlines the need to develop differentiated preventive and treatment and preventive programs adjusted to country specific of risk factors prevalence and its impact on the prognosis. 7-year survival (Samara region) Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

Sustainable development of rural areas, Russian issues

The rural areas of Russia are characterized by a great variety of natural conditions, depending on their geographical location. This determines the historical economic use of these areas and hence the formation of certain types of agro-ecosystems. The rapid growth of cities in some regions of Russia has led to a marked disruption of life-supporting processes in the surrounding natural ecosystems, as well as in rural areas adjacent to cities and their agglomerations. From this point of view, it is important to find models for ecologically balanced rural development. Compared to “organic agriculture”, it is a broader concept that may be closer to “sustainable” agriculture.

Regulatory mechanisms for ensuring accessibility, individualization and inclusion of vocational education for the disabled and people with disabilities in rural areas of Russia

The article deals with the issues of legal regulation of ensuring accessibility of higher education for the disabled and people with disabilities. The relevance of obtaining agricultural education in the Russian Federation, which should be as close as possible to the main consumer — the rural population, is emphasized. The openness of agricultural education to the needs of rural residents will help reduce migration fl ows and preserve young people in rural areas. Attention is drawn to the fact that obtaining agricultural education is possible and accessible not only for people without disabilities, but also for people with disabilities. The advantage of providing higher agricultural education to this category of rural residents is that they are not aimed at migration, they live permanently and for a long time in a certain territory. The review of the current legal acts regulating the issues of accessibility and training in higher education organizations for persons with disabilities and persons with disabilities is presented. The article analyzes current trends in the legal fi eld of inclusive education. The article considers the concept and legal status of disabled people and students with disabilities, the concept of inclusive education and the requirement for its implementation at all levels, including higher education.

РАЗВИТИЕ СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА РОССИИ В УСЛОВИЯХ НОВОЙ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКОЙ РЕАЛЬНОСТИ

In the modern economic conditions, called by domestic and foreign economists a new economic reality, there is a change in the development paradigm of the country’s economy key sector - the agricultural production. The article presents fundamentally new directions for the development of global economy and individual national economies, as well as the agricultural sector. The main features of the new economic reality manifestation in the agricultural sector of the Russian economy are established and substantiated. The digital transformation of the industry is considered as the basis for increasing the competitiveness of agricultural production, the vector of which is aimed at its large-scale transformation. Particular attention is paid to the structural changes in the development of the Russian agricultural sector in the framework of the national priorities implementation. In particular, the implementation of an export-oriented strategy in the agricultural sector, together with the processes of its digital transformation, is presented as tools that determine a qualitatively new model of economic growth in agriculture. It has been substantiated that the strategic vector of development of the agrarian structure in rural areas of Russia will be determined by the regularities of the functioning of small forms of farming in the countryside, their integration through the system of agricultural cooperation. The practical significance of the article is due to the fact that it presents the institutional environment for the functioning of the agrarian sector of the Russian economy in the new Russian reality, which includes directions of state regulation of the industry, contributing to the adaptation of agricultural producers to the prevailing economic conditions. Special attention is paid to the export potential of the agrarian sector, which determines the basic characteristics of agricultural development in the context of a new economic (post-pandemic) reality.

УСТОЙЧИВОЕ РАЗВИТИЕ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ КАК ОБЪЕКТ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ И УПРАВЛЕНИЯ

The formation of the concept of sustainable and competitive development of rural areas on the basis of a balanced socio-naturaleconomic space is studied by the authors as an object of research and management. The purpose of the article was to study scientific prerequisites as the basis for developing the concept of a balanced socio-natural-economic space of the agroindustrial complex and rural areas as a condition for their competitive and sustainable development. The tasks of the research include a critical analysis and the development of a system of categories that ensure implementation of the research goal. The ideas of the foreign scientists, accepted by the international scientific community, are generalized and adapted to the purpose of the study. These include the need to resolve the problem of sustainable development of sociobiotechnical systems in the face of global threats and risks to humanity; taking into account and reducing the risks in the developing harmonious relations between natural and social environments due to the formation of a global information space; scientific substantiation for the role of clusters in forming the competitive advantages of the countries; substantiation of the importance of digital economy in modern agriculture. Basing on generalization of the theoretical and practical provisions of the concept of agriculture multifunctionality in reproducing goods and public goods, a methodology has been developed that allows to identify and scientifically substantiate the role of a balanced socionatural-economic space of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas as the basis for their competitive and sustainable development. In the research methodology, an interdisciplinary integrated approach was used, within the framework of which the main theoretical and applied directions of the formation of a balanced, sustainable and competitive socio-natural-economic space of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas were identified. The use of a systematic approach made it possible to scientifically substantiate the state policy priority directions for creating a sustainable and competitive socio-natural-economic space in the agro-industrial complex and rural areas. As part of the study, a terminological and expert analysis was carried out on the material of the current regulatory acts of the Russian Federation. The article deals with the issues of sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas as an object of research and management. The main current challenges in the spatial development of the rural areas in Russia are identified. The author's interpretation of the category “socio-natural-economic space of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas” has been substantiated. A new trend of radical changes in agro-industrial policy in the field of spatial development of the productive forces of the agroindustrial complex is revealed and scientifically substantiated. New approaches to assessing the competitiveness of rural areas as one of the targets of their sustainable development have been identified. It was recommended to include in the concept of sustainable development of rural areas new categories “agro-space” and “healthy food”. The main result of the study was the confirmation of the author's hypothesis and the acquisition of new knowledge about the availability of scientific prerequisites that allow developing a new concept of competitive and sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas on the basis of a balanced socio-natural and economic space. The conclusion is substantiated that the competitive and sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas can be effectively formed and supported through the use of strategic management. The practical result of the study, which can be applied in management activities, is the methodological approaches proposed by the authors to the implementation of strategic management of sustainabl

Analysis of sustainable development of rural areas in Russia: results, challenges and solutions

This article discusses the concept of sustainable development in general and in relation to rural areas. It describes the multitasking functionality of rural areas. Main issues of all spheres of rural life are analyzed, and the necessity of practical implementation of state programs for sustainable rural development is argued. The results of development programs, the challenges of their implementation are considered, and ways of solving them are proposed in order to identify indicators of the current state and progress of sustainable development in our country, to compare them with other countries in order to better understand where we are, what we have achieved and where additional efforts are needed. There is still a lot of work to be done to achieve our goals, as not all the indicators analyzed are positive.