Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article addresses the urgent issue of balanced development of the Russian agro-food complex under the conditions of increasing external risks to ensure national food security. It is proved that the “Input-Output” symmetric tables are a promising method to study the structural balance and inter-industry linkages in the agro-food complex. The inter-industry balance method allows perform an in-depth analysis of the efficiency of the organizational structure of the complex and examine the relationship of natural and value indicators and the financial results of the complex’s industries through analytical processing of the information contained in the “Input-Output” tables and by making an analysis based on the models of inter-industry linkages. To determine the priority areas of the agrarian policy, we perform an inter-industry analysis of the main macroeconomic indicators of development of the complex’s industries and identify the trends in forming food resources and external economic connections. It is concluded that the rates of growth of the domestic agro-food complex should be based on qualitative changes in its inter-industry proportions allowing efficient use of production resources, on prospective development of the industries implementing a multiplier effect from investment-innovation projects, and on improvement of the efficiency of the inter-industry linkages in the complex through providing favorable external conditions of its operation