Sustainable Development Indicators Research Articles

An Economic Analysis of Indicators of Sustainable Agricultural Development in Iraq (Environmental Indicators as a case study)

The research aimed to study the environmental indicators as one of the indicators of sustainable development in Iraq to find out the reality of the environmental situation as well as to know the strengths and weaknesses and what are the available opportunities for their advancement and to confront the threats that deepen the weaknesses in these indicators. The research concluded that the Iraqi environment suffers from the effects of these indicators, although its data indicate a decrease in its averages compared to the world, but its growth rates clearly indicate that the future of the environment in Iraq does not bode well, As well as the transformation of significant areas of agricultural lands into decertified lands or threatened with desertification due to climate change and the decline in water imports, not to mention the urban sprawl and the enactment of laws that exacerbated the problem, as well as the lack of balance between population growth and food production. The research recommended the need to provide accurate data on environmental indicators that contribute to an accurate assessment of environmental performance in Iraq, relying on alternative energy sources, working on sustainable agriculture and limiting random urban expansion.

A Different View on the Country’s Sustainable Development Indicators – Latvia’s Example

Abstract The contemporary scientific and technical community claims that the new development paradigm will be based on the priority of the universal laws of nature, the principles of ecological economics and the widespread use of digital transformation. The analysis of the sustainable development strategy Latvia 2030 and the presented changes in the value of indicators showed that, it is quite difficult to put together a common unified picture of Latvia’s movement towards sustainable development. The main goal of the article is to present a new approach to the assessment of sustainable development and to monitoring system, using a system’s power changes analysis method. In the context of a Latvian sustainable development strategy, the authors presented the results of the formalisation of new approach to the sustainable development monitoring, using an invariant coordinate system in units of power (energy flow) in compare with calculated data in monetary terms. Calculations and the initial interpretation of the results of Latvia as well as of the five EU countries from the Baltic Sea region – Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania – were carried out for the period 1990.-2019. The presented indicators of sustainable development show that achieving the strategic goals of Latvia 2030 would be very difficult without any serious internal and external incentives. The results can provide a basis for creation of the development strategy both the country as a whole and each region separately.

ENVIRONMENTAL ART AND ITS IMPACT IN THE MODERN WORLD

The article reveals the concept of art greening, its possibility of forming environmental consciousness and the way of influencing based on the principle of “ecological imperative”. The main indicator of sustainable development is the harmony between socioeconomic and environmental development, therefore, in the system of cultural values, the value of nature and attitude towards it acquires fundamental importance [1]. The author considers the stages of the formation of environmental consciousness in society through the art, as well as technological approaches, in particular, the art as a tool that allows, to come to the formation of environmental consciousness through the empathy

The Assessment of Green Business Environments Using the Environmental–Economic Index: The Case of China

The quality of a country’s business environment speaks volumes about its government’s capacity and competitiveness. Unfortunately, the current system only evaluates countries and cities, overlooking the business environments of individual provinces. To address this issue, this study utilizes a green and sustainable development approach to evaluate the business environments of 30 provinces/municipalities in China. By incorporating ecological and environmental protection and sustainable development indicators, a novel green business environment index is constructed and analyzed to determine its impact on macroeconomic sustainable development and micro-enterprise operation. Taking into account the business environment index established by the World Bank and other organizations, this evaluation system adds ecological and environmental indicators specific to each province/municipality in China from the year 2011 to 2020. The result is a provincial green business environment evaluation index system consisting of 5 primary indicators and 30 secondary indicators. Principal component analysis (PCA) is then applied to rank the green business environment for each province/municipality. Furthermore, the overall green business environment of the Eastern region is superior to that of the Central and Western regions, highlighting the uneven development of the business environment in China.

Sustainable rural development indicators in Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania and the Netherlands: a review of data

This study examines indices of sustainable rural development in Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania and the Netherlands. The European Union has consistently supported its policy on sustainable rural development and allocated budgetary funds to provide financial assistance. The energy crisis that followed the outbreak of the Russia–Ukraine conflict prompted the European Union to adopt stricter measures regarding sustainable development and energy. To achieve these objectives, it is crucial to accurately identify regional issues and ensure that the established goals are practical and achievable. Some European Union countries have made significant progress in this direction, while others have yet to do so. Therefore, this study is aimed to examine the differences and difficulties of rural development in selected countries of the European Union through data and literature review methods. In the study, the data on population, GDP per capita, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the economic impact of agriculture, and renewable energy are compared for the countries selected at the rural areas and the data on employment, poverty levels, education and rural digitization are compared. Netherlands and Germany exhibit adherence to the goals of sustainable rural development, while Poland has made progress in several areas towards sustainable rural development. In contrast, according to the study, Bulgaria and Romania require more significant measures to achieve sustainable rural development. Although both countries have some strengths, it is imperative that all relevant parties participate in the process to ensure sustainability. Education is a crucial prerequisite for rural development. However, the percentage of educated individuals in these countries has decreased. Furthermore, it is crucial to provide rural areas with information about digitization and establish the required infrastructure. Moreover, the adoption of smart villages should be considered as a solution, in which all stakeholders can efficiently benefit from education and digitization, and sustainable resources can be developed.

DEVELOPMENT OF INDICATORS FOR EVALUATING THE LEVEL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LOGISTICS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES

The need to ensure the sustainable development of logistics organizational structures has been determined, because despite the significant development potential of the logistics sector in Ukraine and its importance for the state economy, the implementation of logistics operations is accompanied by a number of negative effects, which later manifests itself in problems of a social, ecological and economic nature. Modern trends regarding globalization and the determined course of Ukraine's integration into the EU actualize the need to reform transport and logistics systems in accordance with world standards, balancing urgent needs and protecting the interests of future generations, i.e. ensuring sustainable development.
 The analysis of scientific works showed that a large number of Ukrainian and foreign scientists pay attention to the study of sustainable development problems, as well as the theoretical and methodological foundations of implementing the principles of the concept in transport and logistics systems. However, a scientific gap is identified in terms of the need for improvement and further development of indicator systems for assessing the level of sustainable development of logistics organizational structures.
 A structural model of the hierarchical structure of the integral indicator was developed and, on its basis, using an additive formula, an indicator was formed to assess the level of balance of the sustainable development of logistics organizational structures. This balance is proposed to be evaluated according to the following aspects: territory, process and activity. The latter, in turn, should be consistent with the aspects that correspond to the following concepts of sustainable development: economic, ecological and social.
 We propose the indicators of sustainable development to be considered in the development of the concept of a balanced system of indicators, as a separate, fifth, component in the last, alongside such components as: satisfaction of needs (expectations of clients) and/or consumers; development of internal business processes; ensuring financial efficiency; staff training and development.
 Further research should lie in the plane of analysis and systematization of indicators that can be used as partial according to the proposed integral criterion.

METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING THE LEVEL OF A TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The goal of this article is to develop a methodology for assessing the level of sustainable development of a transport enterprise, which allows to supplement and expand the system of coefficients, taking into account the specificity of initial and boundary conditions of functioning, as well as the nature of the enterprise's goals, which makes it possible to adapt to a dynamically changing environment. To achieve this goal, a number of modern general scientific methods and research techniques have been used, namely: abstract and logical, including analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction; generalisation – for reviewing information sources, studying local and foreign experience; system analysis – for a holistic perception of the research object and a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the elements within the defined problem as a whole; problem-oriented – for scientific substantiation of the methodology for assessing the level of transport sustainable development.
 Modern economic trends make it possible to emphasise the theoretical and practical importance of the problem of increasing the efficiency and sustainability of transport enterprises on the basis of technological transformation. At the same time, sustainable development of transport will entail technical and technological progress of the economy as a whole.
 The paper considers a methodology for assessing the level of sustainable development of transport enterprises, which involves five stages. The study also developed an approximate goal-setting system, which can be edited by the enterprise in accordance with its own priorities. This study systematised the indicators of sustainable development, which were divided into two groups, qualitative and quantitative, based on the goals set. Also, the article proposes a general integral indicator for assessing the level of sustainable development of an enterprise, based on the target approach, within which the indicators for achieving which are divided into indicators for achieving qualitative and quantitative goals in the areas of economic, environmental, social and technological activities, which allows to assess the degree of their implementation.
 The theoretical conclusions, approaches and recommendations proposed in the article can be used to determine the level of sustainable development of a transport enterprise, on the basis of which it is possible to formulate a conclusion about its ability to carry out further activities, which will allow making the right management decisions.

Natural resources, economic globalization, and sustainable development: Can economic complexity and environmental regulations cure the resource curse?

AbstractThe abundance of natural resources (NRR) is often regarded as a double‐edged sword, with the potential to promote or hinder sustainable development. Nevertheless, it is imperative to effectively manage the resources to ensure their sustainability and minimize their detrimental economic and environmental effects. Environmental regulations of nations and a structural shift towards more advanced and knowledge‐intensive modes of production can substantially contribute to this objective. Using a holistic index of sustainable development, this study aims to explore the interplay between NRR, economic complexity (ECI), environmental regulations, economic globalization, and sustainable development in 25 European Union (EU) countries from 1995 to 2019. The empirical results from the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MM‐QR) reveal a negative relationship between NRR and sustainable development, supporting the hypothesis of the resource curse. Conversely, the study demonstrates that ECI and environmental regulations drive sustainable development. Furthermore, economic globalization is found to have a detrimental effect on sustainable development. Finally, panel causality results revealed causal links from NRR, ECI, and environmental regulations to sustainable development. Meanwhile, ECI and environmental regulations have a causal impact on NRR. Our key findings lead towards the manifestation and emphasis of the importance of appropriate policies for the sustainable utilization of NRR and, concurrently, underscore the significance of environmental regulations and ECI in the pursuit of sustainable development in EU countries.

Study of the Spatio-Temporal Variation of Agricultural Sustainability at National and Provincial Levels in China

As an important pillar of human civilization, the development of agriculture has gradually become the focus of the international community to solve the development dilemma and promote the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Agricultural sustainability issues are widely addressed in scientific literature and various reports by international organizations. However, there are some problems in the existing studies, such as the design of agricultural sustainable development evaluation indicators does not consider the differences in development stages and data statistical capacity of various countries, and the research depth of spatial and temporal change of agricultural sustainable development is insufficient. Agriculture has become a bottleneck for the world and China to achieve the SDGs. Based on the global indicator framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and comprehensive consideration of agricultural development common problems and regional characteristics, this work has established a basic index library consisting of 86 indicators to evaluate the agricultural sustainable development in China and provide the basis for the assessment in different regions. In the indicator optimization process, having considered the development stage of China, the basic characteristics of agriculture, data availability, and reliability, we determined an evaluation index system of China’s agricultural sustainable development that includes 25 specific indicators. The constant elasticity of substitution (CES) model was used to assess the temporal and spatial changes in agricultural sustainability in China at the national, regional, and provincial levels. The results showed that China’s Agricultural Sustainable Development Index (ASDI) score increased from 44.76 in 2011 to 59.22 in 2021, and the ASDI scores of all agricultural regions and provinces also increased to varying degrees. In terms of goal scores, SDG2, SDG6, SDG7, SDG8, SDG9, and SDG12 all exhibited an overall upward trend, in which SDG6 performed the best, and SDG2 performed the worst, scoring 84.76 and 43.05 in 2021, respectively. This paper will provide a basis for systematically evaluating the progress of agricultural sustainable development goals and accurately identifying unsustainable problems in agricultural development to help China implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Developing an integrated participatory methodology framework for campus sustainability assessment tools (CSAT): A case study of a sino-foreign university in China

The issue of sustainable development is a topic that needs to be studied, analysed, and addressed by higher education institutions. Campus sustainability assessment tools (CSATs) are commonly adopted internationally to evaluate and improve measures utilised for the development outcomes of universities. Whilst some Chinese universities have taken positive steps towards attaining sustainability in their operations, teaching and/or research, and China has come up with its own evaluation criteria for green universities, majority of their approach still have shortcomings, such as lack of multiple stakeholder involvement and a one size fits all approach to campus sustainability strategy. Thus, the aim of this paper is to investigate two core methodological issues (top-down and non-transparent approaches and the limited consideration of context-specific issues) that impact the efficacy of CSATs in order to optimize the selection process for indicators and enhance the development CSAT for Chinese campuses and other campuses globally. Based on the widely used assessment tools (both campus and neighbourhood) in foreign countries, 147 corresponding assessment indicators in 16 domains were collated through qualitative review of existing assessment tools and the questionnaire-based analysis through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The case study campus selected was the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. The indicators to be investigated were selected based on frequency and distributed in the form of a questionnaire to the staff and students after a comprehensive stakeholder survey analysis. The staff and students were used to illustrate the high interest and high influence dynamic versus the high interest and low influence dynamic. This research was conducted to gain insight towards developing an integrated, inclusive, and context relevant CSAT. Furthermore, a new framework was developed for Chinese Campus sustainable assessment planning, using the University of Nottingham Ningbo as Case study. This framework provides step by step phases for CSAT development that includes the database phase, minimization phase, stakeholder phase and integration and implementation phase. Within these phases, factors that determined the success and failure were discussed such as issues of acceptability versus pragmatism, willingness of stakeholders to participate, weighing of indicators, stakeholder analysis and redistribution of power for the less influential. This led to the sample selection of indicators, which serve as validation of impact of this integrated methodological process. The final recommendation given is that all regions should create and provide avenues for tailored processes for the selection, weighting and criteria development of sustainability indicators and assessment tools. This needs to promote inclusivity, transparency and contextual relevance in decision making, which should be the main considerations for any truly sustainable framework. In addition, as a final measure to ensure methods such as CSATs are implemented in wider China and globally, this study identified the need for coordination, support, and participation of competent and sustainability driven leaders, government parastatals (National and provincial level), pilot demonstration, as well as data transparency throughout related campus departments.

Dimensions of the Interrelationship Between Poverty and Financial Corruption and Their Impact on Sustainable Economic Development in Iraq for The Period 2005-2019

Financial corruption is a global concern, especially in developing countries, an obstacle to sustainable development, and an obstacle to poverty eradication. This study examines the relationship between financial corruption and poverty, and attempts to follow up its effects on some indicators of sustainable development in Iraq. This study aims to; Explore and clarify the relationship between corruption and poverty. The economic analysis of the study indicated that there is a link between the variables that form this relationship. The basic hypothesis of this study is: ‘There is a strong and positive relationship between the spread of financial and administrative corruption and the increase in poverty levels in Iraq." This study indicates some conclusions and recommendations in order to develop policies against financial crimes.

ANALYSIS OF MEASUREMENT MODELS FOR THE GOVERNMENT SPENDING QUALITY AND ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

The absence of quality spending become the main reason for government failed to provide multiplier in achieving its economic objectives. The phenomenon of budgetary slack will be likely to occur if there is no any standard to control government expenditure's success. This study aims to provide a method to identify the effectiveness of government budget by Comparing Sustainable Development Indicators as outcome and government expenditure relative to its economy as output. We also measure the rasio of government expenditure to its revenue sources as indicators of budget efficiency. Using 2021 data of SDGs indicators and government budget (both at central and regional or province government level) we found that both at the national and regional levels, the spending had been quite effective. Meanwhile for the level of budget efficiency, the central government is quite efficient, while some of regional governments were not.

Data Classification Technologies in Assessing the Level of Sustainable Development of Territories

Achievement of sustainable development goals is one of the urgent tasks both for an individual country and for its territory. The aim of the study is to develop a statistical methodology for monitoring and comprehensive assessment of sustainable development of the territory. The authors used open data of Rosstat and UN data as the information base of the study. Approbation of the proposed monitoring system was carried out on the object, including territories of different hierarchy levels: countries of the world, federal districts and regions of the Russian Federation.The methodology is presented in the form of an algorithm containing the following stages of research: selection of the object of observation, formation of a system of indicators of sustainable development of the territory, assessment of the level of sustainable development of the territory and complex analysis on its basis (calculation of the integral indicator, typology of territories, factor analysis, dynamics and forecasting, identification of new objects of observation by type of sustainable development) and development of recommendations to improve the level of sustainable development of a particular territory. The integral indicator of sustainable development of the territory is defined as the average value of indices for the three spheres of sustainability (social, economic, environmental). The authors propose to calculate the indices using the technology of multidimensional average for an array of indicators characterising a separate sphere of sustainable development of the territory.The paper calculates indices for the spheres of sustainable development and an integral indicator for 2010, 2015 and 2020. As part of the analysis, a typology of the world countries (2010, 2015 and 2020) and territories of the Russian Federation (2011, 2016 and 2021) by the level of sustainable development was carried out; a neural network and discriminant function for the identification of new objects of observation by the type of sustainable development were constructed; a modified matrix of portfolio analysis of the subjects of the Russian Federation for 2021 was performed as part of the typology. Conclusions and proposals regarding the development strategies of the considered territorial entities are made.

Assessing Sustainable Development Goals Implementation in Pasuruan’s Great Disability House

Sustainable development is a form of achieving social justice for every generation that aims to support economic growth based on social and environmental development. Pasuruan City as one of the cities in Pasuruan Regency which forms a sustainable development program by presenting Great Disability House which was established to facilitate persons with disabilities in Pasuruan City to receive various skills training. The purpose of this study was to determine the goals of sustainable development at Great Disability Home based on OJK (Authority Service Finance) sustainable indicators, and the role of Great Disability House in the sustainable development of Pasuruan City. To conduct research related to these objectives, researchers used a mix-method approach, namely a quantitative method on the results of direct interviews with Great Disability House in Pasuruan City, and a qualitative method with an indicators of sustainable development goals in Indonesia study approach. The results of the study show that indicators of sustainable development can be identified as follows: (1) ecologically sustainable, through creating salable products through recycling both organic and inorganic waste; (2) economic sustainability, through good product marketing through an online sales platform where the output is able to prosper the members of Great Disability House; (3) socio cultural sustainability, through handmade craft products that reflect the local culture of Pasuruan City (4) sustainable politics, defense and security, through the creation of various types of products that do not oppose elements of SARA (Ethnicity, Religion, Race, and Inter-group), elements of political campaign means and elements of plagiarism.

Impact of Reindustrialization on the Priorities of Inclusive Development of the Resource Region

Increasing the competitiveness of the economy of a resource region is ensured by developing its production potential. At the same time, indicators of sustainable and social development of the territory are often considered as «secondary». A quantitative assessment of the inclusivity of a resource-specialized region (by the example of the Krasnoyarsk Krai) is convincing evidence of this. The greatest lag in inclusive development is indicators of the standard of living. It should be noted that resource development has significant risks and limitations. To mitigate the negative consequences of priority development of industries for mineral resources extraction, it is proposed to implement a new industrial policy for the reindustrialization of the resource region economy, based on the development of processing industries, the use of environmentally safe technologies, and the development of mechanical engineering as the "core" of industry. The aim of the study is to determine the influence of reindustrialization on the priorities of inclusive development in a resource region. The conducted research has proved that the priorities of inclusiveness, in addition to the general goals of socio-economic development, are the formation of a «green» economy, the creation of high-tech jobs, and expanding the list of engineering specialties focused on the needs of reindustrialization.

“Green” Financing and EsG: Opportunity for sustainable socio-Economic Development

The implementation of the sustainable development strategy and the formation of a “green” economy model provide for the reorientation of financial resources, accounting by economic entities and public authorities and management of ESG-principles and the development of “green” financing tools.The purpose of the paper is to develop theoretical provisions and modeling of the impact of “green” financing on the socio-economic development of the subjects of the Russian Federation.Methods of data mining were used with temporary delays and corresponding lags responses of endogenous indicators, as well as cluster and correlation analysis. The result of the study was the specification of the economic content of the definition of “green” financing, as well as the construction of econometric models of the degree of interrelationship between “green” financing and the socio-economic development of the regions of Russia. The authors described the economic content of the definition of “green” financing, developed econometric models of the degree of interdependence of “green” financing and socioeconomic growth of Russia’s regions, calculated an integral indicator of sustainable socio-economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation taking into account ESGfactors (social risks, environmental risks, quality of management). Clustering of Russian regions according to the level of influence of “green” financing on their socio-economic development has also been carried out.The article concludes that the relationship between the level of socio-economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation and the volume of “green” financing is direct, strong, and can be expressed by increasing linear regression. The prospects for further research may be related to the assessment of the real needs of the volumes of “green” financing in the context of ensuring sustainable economic growth.

DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS FOR MUSLIM FRIENDLY TOURISM IN MALAYSIA

Muslim friendly tourism is a tourism segment that adheres to the religious needs of Muslim tourists. It includes a wide range of services and facilities including transportation, restaurants, entertainment, and accommodations that designed for and directed at Muslims. Malaysia is one of the fastest growing countries in the Muslim friendly tourism industry sector, holding a sizeable market share. As sustainable tourism has emerged as the way forward for Muslim friendly tourism, specific sustainability indicators should be developed to be used in planning and decision-making of Muslim friendly tourism related matters. Yet, the majority of the existing sustainability indicators reflect other tourism niche such as ecotourism, small tourism enterprises, adventure tourism destinations, festival tourism, and ecological resort. Malaysia’s tourism industry contributed 12.8% to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021 and contributed 23.4% to the total employment. Hence, sustaining Muslim friendly tourism as a niche tourism segment is one of the country’s priorities. This study is on-going aims to develop sustainability indicators for Muslim friendly tourism in Malaysia. For this purpose, stage 1 of this research aims to identify sustainability indicators for Muslim friendly tourism and stage 2 aims to evaluate the relative importance of the indicators identified. Findings of this study is in line with the National Tourism Policy (2020-2030), which aiming to ensure the continuity of the country’s tourism industry and will support the Malaysian government specifically Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 on “decent work and economic growth” as tourism has the potential to contribute, directly or indirectly, to this goal.

Do cultural industries have an impact on sustainable development in EU countries?

The importance of culture industries stems from their impact not only on economic growth, but also on social development, which translates into quality of life. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the impact of culture industries on sustainable development in EU countries. The study presents the Authors’ approach to the Culture Industries Index (CI) and the Sustainable Development Index (SD). The basis for the creation of the presented measurable indices was data taking into account the years 2010–2020. The analytical objective was achieved by applying two separate methods of multiple regression: panel regression with random effects and OLS regression performed on the first differences of the respective variables. The analyses conducted in the study show that the selected components comprising the Culture Industries Index (CI) have an impact on sustainable development in the EU countries studied. Thus, it is safe to conclude that culture industries could develop and generate added value if the favourable socio-economic conditions are created in the countries studied. The results of the study have made it possible to provide recommendations for the EU countries indicating to what extent and in which areas they must consistently take action to create favourable conditions for the development of culture industries and their impact on sustainable development.

УСТОЙЧИВО РАЗВИТИЕ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ

In 2015 Bulgaria expressed its support for adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sus-tainable Development. As the deadline for its implementation approaches, consider-ing the highest order of the objective of achieving sustainable development, the question of what is the current level of sustainable development of our country in absolute and relative terms – compared to other EU member states, what are the trends and prospects for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 is becoming more relevant. The answer to this question is provided by the present study, which presents the most frequently used complex indicators for de-termining the level of sustainable development, as well as the position, value and change in indicators for the level of sustainable development of Bulgaria according to the seventeen Global Goals adopted by the UN. Among the main results of the publication, it stands out that for all three general indicators for sustainable devel-opment – the Human Development Index, the Social Progress Index and the Sus-tainable Development Goals Index, as well as regarding the status and changes for Bulgaria in terms of the realization of the individual Sustainable Development Goals (according to three different methodologies, within three different reports) Bulgaria is far from the average European level and in the last position among the EU mem-ber states. Our country is still far from fulfilling the Global Goals, the direction of change for most goals is positive, although not at a sufficiently good pace to reach them in 2030.

Роль аграрного образования в повышении устойчивости развития сельских территорий

Abstract. Purpose is determining the role of agricultural education in improving the sustainability of rural areas development based on the analysis of indicators of sustainable development of these areas, substantiated by the authors in previous studies. Methodology and methods. For the calculations, methods of economic and statistical analysis were used, such as (observation (continuous and selective), grouping methods, relative and average values and economic forecasting), as well as abstract-logical and expert methods. The scientific novelty of the study revealed the validity of the role of agricultural education in the sustainability of the development of sustainability of perception, which can manifest itself in the development of agricultural production, which has the main area of application of labor in areas, personnel with observable modern digital competencies. As well as the development of a methodological approach to determining the prospective need for personnel in specific specialties for agriculture in the region, which allows planning the training and placement of personnel in accordance with the need for them. The input parameters for the model are the number of vacancies, the personnel composition of agricultural enterprises and organizations in accordance with the positions held, the age of employees, work experience and level of education. The results of the study consist in approbation of the methodological approach proposed by us on the basis of the largest municipality of the Irkutsk region – the Usol’skiy district municipality, the gross agricultural production of which is 1/5 of the gross agricultural production in the region, and the distribution of sample survey data to the entire general totality. The websites of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Irkutsk Region (section of personnel policy) and employment services, as well as data from departmental statistics, were used as initial data for testing.