There is a lack of reliable data in agribusiness regarding the economic efficiency of horse breeding, and this limits its further development. The purpose of this study was to create rational ...parameters for the development of productive horse breeding as an effective agricultural business, in particular, in relation to farms.
The methods of investigation used were induction and deduction, as well as analytical, statistical, and economic-mathematical analysis. We also used the dynamics of time series, CVP analysis, direct costing, and microeconomic analysis. Data were taken from the Russian Federation's official statistics on animal husbandry as well as closed (commercial) data of agricultural enterprises from our study region.
Horse ownership in the Republic of Bashkortostan is higher than in the rest of Russia with about 9% of the total number of horses in Russia. We found that landowners need one hectare of arable land to ensure profit and that the highest economic income occurs on farms specializing in kumis production. The production of kumis under intensive farming is less profitable than with free-range horses kept in pastures. Family farms need a large amount of arable land with natural foliage to balance space and profit.
Successful implementation of these parameters will make it possible to turn agriculture into successful horse breeding businesses. The expected volume of agricultural production may be approximately 9-11 thousand US dollars per employee.
The purpose of the study is to establish scientific rational for the use of the foresight methodology in the strategic planning of rural development. The scientific novelty of the study is determined ...by the development of an algorithm for strategic planning of rural development based on the foresight methodology and by the formation of a set of practical recommendations for the use of foresight tools at the municipal level of management in rural areas. The paper states that modern foresight methodology is quite flexible and multifaceted. It can be widely applied at different hierarchical levels of management. In our research, we consistently analyzed foresight projects and programs used in the rural management and development forecasting. The use of a systematic approach in combination with foresight technologies allows developing strategic plans for the rural areas development from the perspective of improvement of their economic and social component. The research presents the foresight algorithm of the rural development strategic planning and its implementation mechanism at the municipal level. The main components of the foresight testing procedure of the rural areas economic development were determined on the example of such a classic agricultural region of the Russian Federation as the Republic of Bashkortostan. The results of a comprehensive foresight analysis of alternative scenarios of the rural development have been formed. We summarized that the foresight technologies should be used as a system tool for the formation and implementation of the strategy of the sustainable rural areas development. The main results of the study include summarizing the experience of foresight studies on the rural areas development; design of an algorithm of strategic planning of the rural areas development based on the foresight methodology; the formation of alternative scenarios of the rural areas development at the regional level.
The most significant and negative trend for national economy of some countries is the decline in farm production and share of agriculture in the total gross value added, as well as decrease in fixed ...investment and labor and production potential of agriculture. Negative processes in reproduction of farming fixed capital puts forward the need for a deep analysis of the situation. It is also necessary to identify opportunities to overcome the crisis and create conditions for sustainable economic growth of the farm sector of the national economy. This study is devoted to the research of the macroeconomic indicators dynamics that characterize the role of agriculture in the national economy, as illustrated by indicators of Russian Federation. Using the method of analytical alignment of time series, models of the gross value added share, fixed assets, fixed investments, the number of people employed in agriculture in the total national indices were developed and analyzed. The patterns and trends of the Russian economy in the long-term dynamics of 1990-2017 were also investigated. The results show a trend towards a decrease in the analyzed indicators, which should be the basis for making important management and practical decisions in agriculture. The analysis of secular trend allows to apply classical forecasting methods, as they have high accuracy and reliability. The results can be used in the practice of macroeconomic analysis and forecasting, determining the potential and investment attractiveness of individual sectors of the national economy and making justified public administration decisions.
The relationship between the digital economy and the situation on the labor market in the regions has been studied. The regions of the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation were grouped ...using the method of multidimensional cluster analysis based on a set of indicators characterizing the state of the labor market, indicators of the development of the digital economy. A hierarchical dendrogram was constructed for 14 regions of the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation. The data showed that the development of digitalization of processes in organizations had little effect on the level of employment and unemployment.
The study purpose is scientific and methodological substantiation of the effective use of cluster technologies in the strategic planning of sustainable development of rural territorial structures. ...The conceptual novelty of the research is that it provides an algorithm for clustering the socioeconomic development of rural areas by the critical target indicators based on the evaluating features (30 features) to make homogeneous clusters (four clusters). Also, the study established methodical approaches and guidelines for the use of cluster technologies to assess the prospects for sustainable development of the zone‐level system of rural areas as complex socioeconomic structures. The research used general scientific methods such as a monographic method, system and cluster analysis techniques, strategic planning tools, a computational and constructive method, and –logical and graphical methods. A cluster approach should be used when designing strategic plans and programs for the socioeconomic development of rural municipalities. Cluster technologies should be used as a systematic tool for the development and implementation of a strategy for the sustainable development of rural areas. The key findings are based on the multidimensional grouping of rural areas and the formation of homogeneous clusters of rural areas at the zonal level.
El propósito de este estudio es la fundamentación científica y metodológica del uso eficaz de las tecnologías de cluster (conglomeración) en la planificación estratégica del desarrollo sostenible de estructuras territoriales rurales. La novedad conceptual de la investigación es que proporciona un algoritmo para la conglomeración del desarrollo socioeconómico de zonas rurales por indicadores objetivo críticos basados en las características de evaluación (30 características) para hacer (cuatro) clusters homogéneos. Asimismo, el estudio estableció enfoques metódicos y directrices para el uso de tecnologías de cluster con el fin de evaluar las perspectivas de desarrollo sostenible del sistema zonal de áreas rurales como estructuras socioeconómicas complejas. La investigación utilizó métodos científicos generales como un método monográfico, técnicas de análisis de sistemas y clusters, herramientas de planificación estratégica, un método computacional y constructivo, y métodos o‐lógicos y gráficos. Se sugiere utilizar un enfoque de cluster cuando se requiera diseñar planes y programas estratégicos para el desarrollo socioeconómico de municipios rurales. Las tecnologías de cluster deberían utilizarse como herramientas sistemáticas para el desarrollo y la aplicación de una estrategia de desarrollo sostenible de zonas rurales. Los hallazgos principales se basan en la agrupación multidimensional de las zonas rurales y la formación de clusters homogéneos de zonas rurales a nivel zonal.
本稿では、農村地域の構造の持続可能な発展の戦略的計画におけるクラスター技術の効果的利用を科学的および方法論的に実証する。本研究の概念的な新規性は、均質なクラスター(4つのクラスター)を作るための評価特徴(30の特徴)に基づく重要な目標の指標によって農村地域の社会経済発展をクラスター化するアルゴリズムを提供することである。さらに、本研究では複雑な社会経済構造としての農村地域のゾーンレベルシステムの持続可能な発展の見込みを評価するためにクラスター技術を利用する方法とガイドラインを確立した。研究には、モノグラフ法、システムおよびクラスター分析技術、戦略的計画ツール、計算的構築法、抽象的論理的および図式的方法などの一般的な科学的方法を用いた。農村部の自治体の社会経済開発のための戦略的計画やプログラムの作成する際には、クラスターアプローチを用いるべきである。クラスター技術は、農村地域における持続可能な発展のための戦略の開発と実施の体系的ツールとして使用するべきである。主な知見は、農村地域の多次元分類とゾーンレベルでの農村地域の均質なクラスターの形成に基づいている。
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