Digital solutions in the agro-industrial complex: new opportunities for regions

Issue № 8, 2024, article № 4, pages 34-42

Section: Digitalization in agrarian and industrial complex

Language: Russian

Original language title: ЦИФРОВЫЕ РЕШЕНИЯ В АПК: НОВЫЕ ВОЗМОЖНОСТИ РЕГИОНОВ

Keywords: AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, REGION, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, DIGITALIZATION, AGRICULTURE, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION RATING

Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of the current state of digital transformation processes in the agro-industrial complex (AIC) of Russia. Agriculture is a specific branch of the Russian economy, which is currently in particular need of innovative transformations and digitalization. This is due to the fact that, despite its pronounced social significance, this industry is dependent on a variety of factors, including not only natural and climatic, but also environmental, demographic, geopolitical and others. Moreover, many economic ties, varying in level of complexity and degree of intensity, unite numerous agricultural producers into a single sectoral system. However, business entities, as a rule, are noticeably dispersed throughout the territory of the Russian Federation, which makes it difficult to develop unified, equally effective management solutions for all farmers. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need for digital transformation of the agro-industrial complex of Russia, to identify the features of the Russian agricultural sector that hinder the processes of digitalization, as well as to determine the prospects for the development of regional digital technologies using the example of one of the subjects of the Northwestern Federal District of the Russian Federation - the Novgorod region. The region under study belongs to the zone of risky agriculture, and, therefore, is extremely interested in taking advantage of the introduction of digital tools into agro-industrial practice. Realizing the importance of the digital transformation of the agricultural sector, the priority regional project "Digital Agriculture" is being implemented in the Novgorod Region from 2022. The results obtained during the implementation of the project allowed the region to take a high position in the rating of the digital transformation of the agricultural sector. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the formation of an original approach to the development of methods for the comprehensive assessment of digital transformations in the agro-industrial complex, which allows to identify possible directions for the growth of economic and managerial efficiency of the functioning of agricultural industries in a new digital formation. The results of the study can be useful for the formation of regional agricultural development strategies and decision-making on improving the digital potential of the agro-industrial complex in the regions of Russia.

Authors: Kivarina Mariia Valentinovna, IUrina Nataliia Nikolaevna