TO THE QUESTION OF ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF GRAIN FARMING IN THE REGION
Efficiency is an important economic category, for which at present there is no single approach. The relevance of the topic is due to the fact that the grain is an important strategic product that will largely determine inter-sectoral proportions in the development of regional agro-industrial complex. In the Penza region grain farming is traditionally both a multi-purpose, multi-functional and strategic agricultural sector of the regional agro-industrial complex. To improve the efficiency of grain production it is necessary to identify trends in the development of grain farming of the branch and to determine the factors influencing the effectiveness of the industry. To accomplish the work purpose the analytical method was used and the statistical material was examined. The article deals with theoretical and methodical bases of an estimation of economic efficiency of production of grain production, indicators and criteria of evaluation of efficiency of grain farming in the region. The tendencies of grain production development were revealed in the medium term perspective.