Problems of sustainable development of rural areas (on the materials of Samara region)

Abstract

The effectiveness of the development of the agricultural sector of the economy directly affects the socio-economic development of the country, rural areas. Among the factors of sustainable development of agricultural production, a special place has recently been given to state support. It allows not only to increase the efficiency of agricultural enterprises, but also contributes to the development of rural settlements and employment in them. Therefore, research in the field of integrated development of rural areas is currently relevant for many regions. The purpose of the study is to study the development trends of the agricultural sector of the economy as the basis for the development of rural areas, to identify problems that hinder this development. In the course of the study, various methods were used to study processes and phenomena in the field of organizational and economic relations: analysis and synthesis, systematic and logical approaches to studying trends in the development of the agricultural sector of the economy, the integrated development of rural areas, graphical interpretation of theoretical information and empirical data. As a result, shortcomings in the mechanism for implementing the state program for the development of rural areas were identified, and corrective measures for this mechanism were proposed.