PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN THE SVERDLOVSK REGION AND YEKATERINBURG AS THE BASIS OF FOOD SECURITY OF THE REGION
The article illustrates the issues of agro-industrial complex of the Sverdlovsk region and Yekaterinburg, including ensuring food security in the region, lack of financial resources, necessary equipment, qualified personnel, as well as the storage infrastructure and its own raw materials. The study is based on the analysis of the legal framework, data from open sources. It presents a number of recommendations for improving the mechanisms to stimulate agricultural production through the development of integration processes, the active marketing policy and other methods.
Keywords: agriculture, agribusiness, the Sverdlovsk region, Yekaterinburg, food safety, sales, marketing.
Dmitri A. Karkh, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Vice-chancellor for Scientific Work; Venera M. Gayanova, Candidate of Economics; Zoya O. Fadeeva, Candidate of Economics; Vladislav N. Churkin, a student. - Ural State University of Economics, Sverdlovsk.