Monitoring the agriculture development in the Orel region

In the modern world, especially in the current conditions of the pandemic, ensuring food security is of particular importance, which is largely associated with the development of agrarian production. The development of agricultural production at the regional level is undoubtedly important, since the development of the country's agro-industrial complex as a whole depends on its effective functioning. The article contains a detailed analysis of the dynamics of production in the agricultural sector in the Orel region. The authors assess the volume of agricultural production in the sectoral context, and note a positive trend towards an increase in production. The paper notes that in the agriculture of the Orel region, the crop production industry occupies more than 70% of production and the main directions here are grain and sugar beet cultivation. In animal husbandry, there is an increase in the production of livestock and poultry meat. For other types of livestock products, on the contrary, there is a decrease in production. In the region, agriculture is dominated by economic entities of private ownership. The authors note the importance of various forms of management in the overall production of agricultural products. Here, the main role belongs to agricultural organizations, which account for 75% of production in the agrarian sector. In addition, the article analyzes the degree of dependence of the region on imports of food products and raw materials, and it also notes a high share of imports of machinery and equipment. Such agricultural products as grain crops, fat and oil products, meat and dairy products and other agricultural products are exported. Thus, the problem of effective development of agriculture is relevant and it is a priority in solving the problems of ensuring food security, reducing dependence on food imports. The authors also draw attention to the need to support the domestic producer of agricultural goods.