Organic agriculture in Russia: current state, key development problems and areas of state support

Organic agriculture solves important social, economic and environmental problems. The market of organic products, which is one of the most dynamically developing in the world, in our country is at the beginning of its development and has significant growth potential, but the problems that hinder the development of organic agriculture need to be solved. Within the framework of the conducted scientific research, the current state of the organic products market in Russia is considered, the foreign experience of state support for the production of these products is studied, the key problems hindering the development of organic agriculture in our country are identified and grouped in three directions. The theoretical basis of the scientific research was the works of Russian scientists and economists devoted to topical issues and prospects for the development of organic agricultural production in Russia. The research is based on the use of monographic, statistical-economic and analytical methods. It is determined that one of the strategic reserves for increasing the production of organic products in our country is the involvement of unused agricultural land in the economic turnover, and a large stake in the development of organic agriculture is placed on small forms of management. The expansion of the scale of organic production in Russia and the involvement of the potential of small agribusiness entities in it require the development of areas of state support for organic agriculture with a simultaneous increase in budget financing. It is established that the measures of state support necessary for the development of organic agriculture are: providing low-interest loans to producers of organic products for the implementation of current activities, stimulating their participation in exhibition and fair events, compensation for part of the costs of certification of production, support for the creation and operation of cooperatives of producers of organic products.