New Economic Realia of the State Agricultural Policy

Abstract

The government measures taken in the field of agriculture over the past two or three years have not fully met the requirements of food security and require adjustment. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the directions for improvement of the state support for agriculture. Research methods: system approach, dialectical, monographic, economic and statistical methods. As a result of the study, various scientific points of view on the role and importance of the state in the regulation of markets, individual sectors and sub-sectors of agriculture, the categories of agricultural producers, the main directions of development of agricultural economies, and the forms of innovative cooperation have been identified. The role of farming in the economies of different countries, the need for cooperation of producers has been emphasized. The main adjustments in the state program for the development of agriculture in Russia until 2025 have been considered. The official methodology for evaluation of the effectiveness of budget funds has been critically assessed based on a plan-fact analysis. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the development of recommendations for improvement, directions, forms, methods of state support provision: a shift in emphasis in supporting producers to supporting infrastructure projects, taking into account the level of demand for state support and the efficiency of budget funds spending by commodity producers and others.