Competitiveness of agricultural products and diversification of the rural economy being the basis for increasing the population income and employment: regional aspect

The main priority areas of increasing the competitiveness of agricultural products and diversification of the rural economy are considered in the article as a really feasible mechanism to increase income and employment of the rural population. It is shown that in the territory of the rural population dwelling where the zonal natural and climatic conditions allow producing competitive products with minimal government costs, it is more expedient to use market regulation mechanisms in the agricultural production processes. In absence of such opportunities, mainly state regulation methods are to be there. At the same time, the main task of the state is reduced to expansion of territories where, with appropriate financial support from the state, one can also produce certain types of competitive agricultural products. To increase the efficiency of state regulation at all its levels, it is proposed to form and use a system of collective and personal responsibility to solve the strategic tasks of increasing the competitive agricultural products.