Rural tourism as a way to develop rural areas of Krasnodar region

The article considers the main directions of the Russian agricultural policy in the field of sustainable development of rural areas. Special attention is paid to the role of rural tourism in the socio-economic development of the village. The article analyzes the foreign experience and experience of the Krasnodar region in the field of rural tourism organization. The necessity of creating a regional coordination center in the Krasnodar region to improve the efficiency of managing the development of rural tourism in the region has been identified and justified.