STATE SUPPORT FOR RURAL AREAS ABROAD
Issue № 12, 2020, article № 11, pages 119-126
Section: ABROAD
Language: Russian
Original language title: ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ПОДДЕРЖКА СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ ЗА РУБЕЖОМ
Keywords: RURAL TERRITORIES, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, USA, EUROPEAN UNION, CHINA, RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, STATE SUPPORT, FINANCING
Abstract: The article considers the current stage of development of agricultural policy in relation to rural areas, the main priorities and features of their implementation in the European Union, the United States and China. State support for rural areas in these countries is aimed at solving a wide range of economic, environmental and social problems. However, each of these countries has its own characteristics of territories. In the EU, agricultural policy in the field of rural development is based on programs developed by EU States and approved by the European Commission for a seven-year period, taking into account established priorities. The programs have a wide range of activities aimed at improving the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry, improving the environment and rural areas; energy and resource conservation, countering climate change, improving the quality of life in rural areas and promoting the diversification of the rural economy. The EU pays special attention to the development of remote regions and regions in unfavourable development conditions. In the United States, government support for rural areas is based on a program-oriented approach. The programs are numerous and diverse, they are implemented under the auspices of the Ministry of agriculture and are aimed at solving various tasks: creating additional jobs, developing businesses, providing technical assistance to existing enterprises, improving medical services, training local residents, providing housing to poor villagers, and improving housing conditions. The programs are implemented with the involvement of private capital on the basis of stimulating investment in rural development. In China, rural development is inextricably linked to policies to combat rural poverty. The main directions of this process are the development of local infrastructure (transport, water and gas supply, development of the Internet), increasing the income of farmers and developing entrepreneurship in rural areas, and social security comparable to urban security.
Authors: Medvedeva Nina Afanasevna, SHelamova Nadezhda Afanasevna