Methods and scenarios for the formation of a rational material and technical base of feed production

A model for the development and implementation of a strategy for the development of fodder production is proposed and justified. The key element is the development of the material and technical base. Based on the definition of reserves and risks, it is necessary to designate vectors and indicators. The key stages in the development and implementation of a strategy for the development of fodder production are the substantiation of guidelines for the development of fodder production in various planning horizons, which should be based on a comprehensive strategic analysis of the mechanisms for providing livestock with fodder, the efficiency of fodder production. It is indicated that the technical support for the production of feed, as well as the technologies for the production, preparation and distribution of feed are a key link in the development of feed production. At the first stage, it is necessary to determine the mission and purpose of the forage production development strategy. Moreover, at the level of the state, region and at the level of an agricultural organization, they will differ significantly. The second stage of the feed production strategy development process includes an economic assessment of the results of a strategic analysis of animal availability, feed requirements, production capacity, and technical equipment. The next step in the economic evaluation is to analyze the costs of feed production. At the third stage of the development and implementation of the strategy for the development of fodder production, when substantiating the concept, it is necessary to assess the reserves for increasing the efficiency of providing livestock with fodder. This assessment should be based on an analysis of the volumes of production of certain types of feed, the cost indicators of feed production, the technical equipment of feed production, and this analysis should be carried out in dynamics. The substantiation of methods and scenarios for the formation of a rational material and technical base of fodder production should reflect the real situation in the market of equipment for fodder production and set the vectors for the development of the material and technical base of fodder production. The forecast for updating the technical base should be based on the dynamics of the availability of equipment, the pace of renewal, taking into account measures to stimulate technical modernization, an objective assessment of the economic situation and the plans of agricultural organizations.