Ensuring the competitiveness of the region's agro-industrial complex

The article conducted a study of competitiveness, considered the importance and content of this category, which attracts great attention because of its importance in terms of ensuring the survival and strategic success of enterprises of the domestic agro-industrial complex. The analysis has made it possible to determine the level of development of the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Mordovia, their competitive advantages and to identify problems that have a negative impact on their performance and competitiveness. The results of the study made it possible to determine the directions for creating favorable conditions for the investment attractiveness of the enterprises of the agro-industrial complex of the republic, first of all, by transferring them to an innovative way of development, which will ensure their competitiveness, will contribute to the sustainable development of the region’s economy and the country as a whole, and will have a positive impact on its food security.