Research competence in modern economic education

The article deals with the content and structure of the research competence of the future agronomist. The content of this competence includes the components of knowledge, skills, practical experience, which are revealed through conceptual, instrumental, value-ethical, integrative, contextual, adaptive, communicative components. It is shown that the educational area "Chemistry" is the basic, system-forming for the formation of research competence area: obtained in its development of knowledge, skills and practical experience can be extended to other educational areas.