Digitalization Of The Agro-Industrial Complex: Promising Areas Of Innovative Development

Abstract

The development of information technologies has a significant impact on almost all sectors of the agro-industrial complex: production, trade, finance, etc. Currently, the term “e-agriculture” is being actively introduced in the field of agriculture, which is interpreted as “digital (electronic) agriculture” (D( E)SH). The term was introduced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and is seen as a new area of activity focused on improving the development of agriculture and rural areas through the improvement of information and communication processes. In Russia, such agricultural information technologies as “programs for calculating and optimizing feed rations and feed mixtures for various animals, software products for diagnosing diseases of animals and crops, information systems for automating operational accounting, programs for animal breeding are already successfully used in Russia today, geographic information systems, accounting information systems that take into account industry specifics, integrated enterprise management systems.