The need to ensure the priority of agricultural cooperation for the development of agriculture and rural areas

Issue № 2, 2025, article № 5, pages 39-47

Section: Economic mechanism of managing

Language: Russian

Original language title: НЕОБХОДИМОСТЬ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ ПРИОРИТЕТА СЕЛЬСКОХОЗЯЙСТВЕННОЙ КООПЕРАЦИИ ДЛЯ РАЗВИТИЯ ОТРАСЛИ И СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ

Keywords: AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION, AGRICULTURAL CONSUMER COOPERATIVES, AGRICULTURE, RURAL AREAS, SMALL BUSINESS FORMS

Abstract: The agriculture demonstrates a long-term positive trend in terms of production volumes of the main types of agricultural products. Most of these products (56%) are created by small business entities that are only formally equal market participants. In order to further increase the volume of agricultural products, the control of rural areas, and improve the standard of living in them, it is necessary to increase the importance of agricultural cooperation. Only this tool has the necessary reserves to ensure the competitiveness of small business entities and increase the efficiency of their economic activities. This is confirmed by domestic and foreign experience, as well as the effective functioning of the cooperative system in certain regions of the country. The basis of such development is administrative support from the settlement level, indicating those responsible to the highest level of the executive power of the region, the availability of appropriate development programs, and the provision of consulting services. To ensure the priority of agricultural cooperation, it is proposed to develop and adopt a Strategy for the development of agricultural cooperation for the long term, increase the level of coverage of existing cooperatives with state support, purposefully inform about the advantages of cooperation, and improve certain articles of federal laws.

Authors: Moiseeva Olga Aleksandrovna