ADVANTAGES AND PROSPECTS OF THE SYSTEM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN FARM HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES AND PEASANT FARM ENTERPRISES
Socio-economic significance of the households of the population and peasant farm enterprises in the food supply system, the advantages of their cooperation in increasing efficiency, the value of cooperative forms and principles in the long-term development of rural territories are justified by the enormous state significance of the effective use of the natural and economic potential of the Agro-Industrial Complex of Russia. Production and social mission of the households of the population and peasant farm enterprises is revealed; their role in strengthening socio-economic infrastructure of rural territories of the Republic of Tatarstan, in the formation of food resources is revealed; the necessity of state support of cooperation in the development of small agricultural business, the role of farm household economies in the preservation of the environment and landscape in rural areas, the development of agricultural industries (crop production and animal husbandry), increasing the output of agricultural products in small farms, improving the efficiency of small forms of management, more rational use of agricultural land, arable land, increasing the competitiveness of domestic producers of agricultural products; the role and significance of cooperation in rural areas are described. The potential opportunities and prospects for the development of small-scale cooperation in municipalities are revealed, i.e. strengthening state support for the development of consumer purchasing and sales and service cooperatives, diversification of small agricultural business activities, establishing guaranteed sales channels for agricultural products, mechanization of labor-intensive production processes, implementing high-yielding varieties of agricultural crops. A special role is assigned to consumer cooperation providing assistance to rural population in the organization of purchases, storage, processing of products, delivering of goods to the consumer through its own cooperative trading network.