Formation and implementation of regional targeted agro-industrial complex development programs towards integrated rural development

Abstract

The paper discusses current issues related to the formation and implementation of regional targeted programs for the development of the agro-industrial complex (AIC), and also assesses their impact on the sustainable development of rural areas of the region. As an example, a regional target program has been developed and economically justified to involve fallow and unused lands in agricultural production turnover. The author’s methodology for the formation and implementation of regional target programs for the development of the agro-industrial complex is presented. On the basis of this methodology, a pilot project of the regional target program “Involving Arable Lands Not Used for Their Intended Purpose in the Altai Territory for Sustainable Rural Development for the Period of 2020-2025” has been developed. Based on the strategy for the development of agricultural production in the Altai Territory, as well as in the context of the implementation of the draft regional target program developed by the authors, the forecasted production values of the main agricultural products of the Altai Territory for the period of 2020-2030 are presented. In the forecast calculations, the portion of the planned organic agricultural production is highlighted, the effectiveness of program measures is assessed, some conclusions are drawn on the feasibility of regional targeted programs towards sustainable rural development.