Organic agriculture: Problems and prospects of development

Abstract

The global market of organic agriculture products shows a steady growth over the past 20 years. In the course of the analysis it was found that Russia, with a resource base, sustainable rural development, the presence of a system of legal and government regulation, has great potential and prospects to become one of the prominent players in this market. The authors have conducted a statistical analysis of market growth prospects based on the growth period from 2012 to 2022, using correlation analysis with peak smoothing using the Deductor software product. It is revealed that, all other things being equal, without external changes (increase in investment, number of manufacturers, etc.) the market has outlined a downward trend. This is due to a rather small number of certified manufacturers. With such a small number of certified producers, the market cannot show sustainable growth and enter the international economic arena. In addition, investment injections are needed, not only from private investors, but also from the state, as well as the application of various measures to stimulate market growth. The main difficulties, peculiarities and trends in the development of the Russian organics market to achieve a sustainable domestic market and export development are presented. On the basis of the study formulated measures of state support necessary for the development of organic agriculture production in Russia.