ROLE ENCHANCMENT OF CONSUMER COOPERATION SYSTEM OF THE CENTRAL UNION OF THE CONSUMER SOCIETIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN IMPORT SUBSTITUTION AND RURAL POPULATION ESSENTIAL SERVICES
The article represents the analysis of Russian cooperative system in the field of consumer services for rural population, marketing and processing of agricultural products from small producers. Government support of cooperatives is necessary for strengthening their role in rural economy and well-being of rural population. Considering that the activities of consumer cooperatives of the Central Union of the Consumer Societies of the Russian Federation system has a pronounced social-oriented nature, it is advisable to include them in the implementation of the State program of development of agriculture and regulation of markets of agricultural products, raw materials and food for 2013 - 2020, obtain public support, including the subprogram “Development of sub-sector distribution crop production, processing and marketing of crop production”, “Development of sub-sector of livestock, processing and marketing of livestock products”, “Development of small farms” according to directions, providing interest rate subsidies on investment credits on the reconstruction, upgrading and new construction of facilities for the procurement, storage and processing of agricultural products, and economically significant regional programs of development of agriculture, to recommend to public authorities of subjects of the Russian Federation to adopt regional programs of development of consumer cooperatives aimed at improving their harvesting and processing activities, to provide organizations of consumer cooperation support in the framework of priority development of small and medium-sized businesses.