Resource potential of agricultural organizations in the regions: theoretical aspects and analysis of the state

Agriculture is the most important element of the economic system. One of the main directions of the modern agrarian policy of the Republic of Belarus is to increase the competitiveness of domestic agricultural products, the achievement of which largely depends on the current state and efficiency of using the resource potential of agricultural organizations. The resource potential of agricultural organizations is characterized by a complex system of indicators that are interconnected and interdependent. The purpose of this study is to clarify the concept of the resource potential of an agricultural organization based on the study of the economic essence of this definition and various approaches of domestic and foreign authors, as well as the assessment of individual functional components of the resource potential of the agricultural sector of the Republic of Belarus. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to solve the following tasks: to study the scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists in the field of formation and efficient use of the resource potential of agricultural organizations; to analyze the current state of individual elements of the resource system of the industry under study. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study were the scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists on the subject under study. The methodological basis of the study was determined by general scientific methods of cognition, principles and methods of a systematic approach. The analysis made it possible to develop and substantiate the author's definition of the category "resource potential of an agricultural organization" from the standpoint of a systematic approach and to determine its structural elements, as well as to conclude that at present there is no clear and unambiguous idea of the structure of the resource potential of agricultural organizations, generally accepted methodological approach to its evaluation. The choice of method depends on the goals and objectives of the study, the level at which analysis and evaluation are carried out, the approach to understanding the essence and content of the formation, development and reproduction of the resource potential.