Competitiveness in the basis of rural development

Issue № 11, 2021, article № 12, pages 95-101

Section: Development of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: КОНКУРЕНТОСПОСОБНОСТЬ В ОСНОВЕ РАЗВИТИЯ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ

Keywords: COMPETITIVENESS, RURAL AREAS, INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT

Abstract: The rural territories of Russia have been the leading pillar of the agricultural sector for centuries. However, the situation has changed dramatically in recent years. The rural population decreases annually, villages disappear, and farms themselves lose their sources of profit. In order to localize the destructive process, a new approach to rural development is needed, involving the introduction of the concept of sustainable rural development, the promotion of entrepreneurial activity and the diversification of rural employment. The development of rural territories of the Russian Federation is characterized by simultaneous quantitative and qualitative imbalance in social, economic, administrative-legal, technical-industrial, environmental, cultural, and scientific and many other areas. The article examined a number of features characteristic of rural territories in Russia, revealed factors that negatively affect their development, as well as identified areas that can create competitive conditions and improve the quality of life of the rural population. The building block in the concept of rural development policy is the competitiveness of rural areas, the development of local initiatives, the use of resources that have not previously been used, and the main areas of socio-economic development of various sectors are the intensification of entrepreneurship. In order to ensure a high level of competitiveness of rural areas, the formation of their potential (economic, resource, personnel, marketing, production, innovation, entrepreneurial, etc.) is of particular importance.

Authors: Demesheva Irina Alekseevna, Tetiurkina Elena Vasilevna, Molchanova Liudmila Anatolevna