Problems of the agrarian sector development in Russia and potential directions for their solution

Within the framework of the conducted scientific research the classification of negative factors of development of the agrarian sector of the domestic economy is carried out, according to which groups of problems related to state regulation, use of agricultural production resources, and caused by changes in the international economic and political conditions are singled out. In the context of these groups, the problems typical for the current system of the state regulation in the domestic agro-industrial complex are considered: fragmentation of strategic planning, imperfections of legal and regulatory framework, the system of state support for the agrarian sector and levers (instruments) of state regulation (preferential lending, insurance, taxation, public-private partnership, multilateral cooperation between the state, business, science, education, etc.), as well as those related to staffing of the agricultural sector, its technical and technological equipment, the state of the breeding and seed production industry, logistics, markets for domestic agricultural products, currency risks, the presence of unused agricultural land, the financial condition of agrarians, and continued dependence on foreign supplies of means of production. The author's research allowed to propose potential directions for solving problems, which can be used in the practice of state management of the agro-industrial complex, including the development of programmes and strategies for the development of the agrarian sector of the domestic economy. It is noted that individual point measures aimed at overcoming certain negative trends in the development of the agricultural sector are not always effective, and the considered groups of problems are interrelated, as a result, unresolved problems of one group can lead to the emergence of problems of another group or exacerbate them. Thus, in the formation of state agrarian policy it is advisable to use a comprehensive approach to solving these problems.