Assessment of the level of competitiveness of the domestic dairy cattle industry in the region

The need to create organizational and economic conditions for the scientifically based location of production on the territory, taking into account the natural and climatic potential, is laid down in the Strategy for the Spatial Development of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025. Particular attention is paid to the diagnostics of the conditions for the spatial location of such an agricultural sector as dairy cattle breeding. The planning of the territorial location of the dairy industry is based on the methodology for assessing the strategic competitive advantages of the development of this industry of agricultural organizations in the natural and economic zones of the Rostov region. Each of the six zones, having competitive opportunities, participates in the spatial development of the industry, promotes rational distribution, deepening specialization and increasing the concentration of milk production. To determine the comparative advantages of natural and economic zones in milk production, the following indices were calculated: localization, productivity, cost. When calculating the integral index of competitive advantages, the level of material and technical condition of dairy cattle breeding was taken into account, since its low level significantly hinders the development of this industry. The assessment of the strategic competitive advantages of the development of the dairy industry is a tool to support strategic decisions on territorial planning. Systematization of the results of diagnostics will ensure the development of practical recommendations for the transformation of the location and specialization of the key sub-sectors of agriculture in the region. All this corresponds to the strategic objectives of spatial development and the determination of priority areas for the development of the agricultural sector of the economy, ensuring national and food security.