Arctic agro-industrial complex and mega-projects: current problems and solutions

Issue № 8, 2020, article № 1, pages 4-10

Section: Agrarian policy: problems and decisions

Language: Russian

Original language title: АПК АРКТИКИ И МЕГАПРОЕКТЫ: ТЕКУЩИЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ПУТИ РЕШЕНИЯ

Keywords: ARCTIC, STATE POLICY, MEGAPROJECTS, SUPPORT ZONES, FOOD SUPPLY, NORTHERN AND ARCTIC TERRITORIES, AGRICULTURE, TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES, YAKUTIA

Abstract: The long-term Doctrine of Food Security of Russia defines Russia's national interests in the field of food security, including improving the quality of life of citizens through adequate food security, among the main ones. In Yakutia, the specific gravity of food self-sufficiency for certain types of agricultural products ranges from 25 to 65‰. The level of providing the population with their own meat and meat products is especially low, and therefore, increasing the volume of agricultural production is an important task for the region. At the same time, the Arctic zone of Yakutia is one of the territories where large industrial projects are expected to be implemented and, despite the positive prerequisites for their development, there are fears of the negative impact of industrial development on the functioning of traditional branches of the agricultural sector - northern domestic reindeer husbandry and herd horse breeding. The problems identified today require new approaches to determining their development strategies. The article also emphasizes the relevance of improving the mechanisms of state regulation and solving the joint task of improving the efficiency of regional agribusiness, in particular traditional industries, and reducing the risk of not achieving the results of state programs “Development of agriculture and regulation of agricultural products, raw materials and food markets for 2020-2024 years ”and“ Integrated development of rural territories for 2020-2025 ”in the conditions of industrial development of the Arctic.

Authors: Rodnina Natalia Vladimirovna