Actual problems of increasing the sustainability of the north-west agro-food complex development based on improving supply chains

Issue № 3, 2026, article № 6, pages 51-67

Section: Economic mechanism of managing

Language: Russian

Original language title: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ ПОВЫШЕНИЯ УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ РАЗВИТИЯ АПК СЕВЕРО-ЗАПАДА НА ОСНОВЕ СОВЕРШЕНСТВОВАНИЯ ЦЕПОЧЕК ПОСТАВОК

Keywords: AGRO-FOOD COMPLEX, FOOD SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY, ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP, FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SUPPLY CHAINS

Abstract: The article is devoted to the current issues of sustainable functioning of the regional food system. The goals, principles, indicators, and criteria of sustainable development of agro-industrial production based on improving the supply chains of the North-West's agro-industrial complex in the context of modern global challenges and risks are determined. The trends in the sustainability of the functioning of the agro-food systems of the North-West Federal District of the Russian Federation and its regions in relation to the average indicators of the Russian Federation are revealed. The key goals of sustainable development of food supply chains based on partnership, compliance with the equivalence of exchange, and the combination of self-regulation with state regulation have been identified. To assess sustainability, a system of indicators has been adopted that characterizes sustainability in two aspects: 1) the stability of the levels of dynamic series, i.e., the minimum variability based on the Spearman rank, and 2) the determination of the stability of changes (trends) in dynamics. The article proposes the basic principles of forming sustainable supply chains in the agro-industrial complex and describes their essence and content. The following indicators are used as criteria for assessing the sustainability of production growth in the regions of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation: 1) the level of self-sufficiency of the region in food, 2) the volume of agricultural GRP in different types of supply chains (short, medium, and long), 3) the volume of investments in agriculture, 4) the net financial result of agricultural organizations, 5) the volume of agricultural GRP per capita, and 6) the real average monthly salary of agricultural workers. These indicators demonstrate the extent to which the current level of agricultural sector development ensures the sustainability of the region's and the entire North-Western Federal District's supply of agricultural products through local production. The proposed integration model of the agro-food system development, if implemented, will be an important factor in increasing the sustainability of the region's food supply.

Authors: Dibirov Abusupian Asildarovich