Import dependency and import substitution in the agrarian sphere of the Russian economy

The article is devoted to the analysis of import dependency and import substitution in the Russian agrarian sector of the economy. The article analyzes the import dependency and import substitution of recent years, confirms the need to reassess managerial views in relation to the agrarian sector of the economy, strengthen the role of the state as an important central guide in achieving economic growth, social stability and prosperity of the country. The dynamics of imports of food products and agricultural raw materials is shown, the main importers are presented, their rotation over the past eight years as the economic sanctions of Western countries against the Russian Federation are introduced in the article. It is not possible to avoid import substitution completely, since the Russian economy is very tightly integrated into the global world. It is impossible to create a new model for the development of the country's economy, its food security in the shortest possible time in some areas of the agricultural sector, but it is also obvious that Russia in the near future can reach full import substitution in a number of indicators, as well as become an exporter of new products in demand on the world market. Therefore, Russia needs new promising high-quality partners. Non-CIS countries with dynamic economic growth can act as new world partners of the Russian Federation: Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Mexico, Iran, Vietnam, Indonesia, as well as neighboring countries: Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan. The authors also focus on the unprecedented role of agrarian universities in the development of the agro-industrial complex, based on innovative high-tech developments of scientists. Integration ties and collaboration of agrarian universities in the scientific research will increase the potential of the most breakthrough technologies, the demand for and competitiveness of finished products, their promotion in the domestic and foreign markets, which will undoubtedly increase the prestige of agricultural professions.