TECHNOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION IS BASIS OF EFFICIENCY OF AGRARIAN AND INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TERRITORIES

Abstract

In the conditions of global economy social and economic development of Russia faces a number of long-term challenges. The most important of them is the low level of competitiveness and production efficiency. The low level of state support which several times is less, than in the West is the main reason for insufficiently high efficiency of agriculture. The high level of import of material resources and agricultural machinerycreates serious risks for competitiveness of domestic agrarian and industrial complex. Food import into Russia was considerably reduced as because of crisis response measures. Production of tractors, combines and other agricultural machinery increased thanks to significant rise in subsidies to agricultural engineering. A situation in agriculture can be change only on the basis of technological modernization, revival of domestic agricultural mechanical engineering, establishment of a network of the training centers, science and technology parks and technological platforms. For this purpose the special industry program of development of agricultural mechanical engineering is necessary.