Innovative Development of the Meat Sub-sector Based on the Rational Allocation of Production

Abstract

The dynamic growth of poultry and pork products in Russia is taking place against the background of a significant reduction in beef production and the relatively poor quality of the feed base. The number of livestock for the period 1990–2017 is analyzed in the paper. Special attention is paid to the quality indicators of the feed base, taking into account the study of the dynamics of the cultivated areas of fodder crops in the country over thirty years. The main directions of strengthening of fodder resources in animal husbandry, providing growth of meat production by reduction of the expense of forages per unit of production, are allocated. The conditions of economic growth and sustainability of the production of enterprises of the meat sub-sector are determined based on their innovative development. The important role of specialization in animal husbandry as the least expensive direction of development of a sub-sector on the way of increasing the efficiency of production, competitiveness, and quality of the final product is proved. The prospects for the development of organic meat production are designated.