Opportunities and barriers to sustainable development of agriculture in the BRICS countries

Issue № 12, 2023, article № 12, pages 110-121

Section: ABROAD

Language: Russian

Original language title: ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ И БАРЬЕРЫ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ СЕЛЬСКОГО ХОЗЯЙСТВА В СТРАНАХ БРИКС

Keywords: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, BRICS, INNOVATION, PRECISION FARMING, DIGITAL AGRICULTURE, FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT, FOOD SECURITY, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Abstract: The BRICS countries are playing an increasingly important role in the global economy, including in the global agri-food market. Brazil, Russia, India, China are the leading agricultural producers. South Africa plays an important role in the regional agri-food market. Agriculture forms not only the basis for food security, but also, in a broader sense, the living conditions of the population, as well as the quality of the environment. One of the priority areas of interaction between countries within the BRICS framework is to ensure food security at both the regional and global levels. At the same time, different geographical, natural-climatic, socio-economic conditions of the BRICS countries cause differences in the priority areas of agricultural development, and also create a diverse potential for achieving food security and moving towards sustainable development of agriculture of the entire association. The relevance of the study is due, among other things, to changes in geopolitical conditions in recent years and the need to reorient the role of BRICS in the global food market. In 2022, 82% of the supply of agricultural products came from friendly countries. Supplies to China and India have increased significantly. The article identifies the global challenges facing agriculture in the BRICS countries, and also formulates the objectives for the development of sustainable agriculture. As a result of the analysis of the geographical, demographic and socio-economic conditions of the BRICS countries, global and national challenges to agriculture were identified, and directions for joint policy in the field of agriculture were formulated. Special attention is paid to the possibilities of international cooperation in order to overcome certain barriers, for example, the “dark paradox”.

Authors: Nesterenko Natalia IUrevna