Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The main directions and tendencies of development of the Russian economy are considered in the article. The strategic role of agro-industrial complex in providing food and economic security of the country is noted. The basic provisions of Strategy of social and economic development of agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation till 2020 are analyzed. It is established that further development of cooperation and integration belongs to number of the priority directions laid down in the Strategy. The main types of the integrated structures in agro-industrial complex are considered. The most perfect organizational forms of the integrated formations in the system of agribusiness are allocated: agroholding, agrocorporation, financial and agro-industrial group, cluster. It is noticed that in the Russian agro-industrial sector the greatest distribution was gained by the vertically integrated structures of holding type. The attention is focused on the aspects of formation and functioning of clusters as an innovative form of integration. The relevance and necessity of an assessment of efficiency of the creation and functioning of the integrated structures is emphasized. The main methodological approaches to an assessment of the efficiency of integration in agro-industrial complex are considered on the basis of the analysis of domestic and foreign references. The lack of a unified approach to the problem under consideration is revealed. It is established that method of "cost-effectiveness" is the most widespread among domestic economists. The expediency of application of synergistic approach for determination of efficiency of integration is caused. The authors emphasized the need for a comprehensive assessment of efficiency of activity of agro-industrial units on the basis of the main provisions of the existing approaches

In the article we consider the main conditions and criteria of ensuring food security, the possible options of an equal condition of the food market are shown, criteria of determination of priority of a choice of production for self-sufficiency of regions with food are offered

In the article, we have described in details the criteria and the rules of ensuring food security of the country and the region in the sphere of consumption of sacchariferous production; branch features of a beet sugar grocery sub complex are revealed, the factors of development of the market of sugar in Russia are offered

In this article we have revealed the essence of the problem of ensuring food security in detail. The components of economic safety at macroeconomic level are described, defining conditions of ensuring national food security are shown

The main indicators of production of factory sugar beet in the Russian Federation and in the Krasnodar region are considered in the article. The structure of sown areas and gross harvests of sugar beet on federal districts and the main producing regions of the country are visually presented. The tendency of change of yield capacity of sugar beet for 1990-2014 is revealed on the basis of analytical alignment. The assessment of stability of level and tendency of change of yield capacity and sown areas of sugar beet is given for the Krasnodar region and in general for the Russian Federation. The influence of the factors on the size of gross harvests of root crops of sugar beet is analyzed. Agro climatic conditions of cultivation of sugar beet are studied. The features of production of sugar beet in the natural and economic zones of the Krasnodar region are revealed. The dynamics of application of the mineral and organic fertilizers under harvest of sugar beet in the agricultural organizations of the Krasnodar region is considered. The current state of the national selection and seed farming is characterized. The growing dependence on import of the seed material is revealed. The attention is focused on the main problems creating threat of further development of a sugar beet subcomplex of the region and ensuring food security of the country on sugar in the conditions of action of the international sanctions. The prospects of increase in production of sugar from domestic raw materials are noted