The competitiveness of the agribusiness entities in the conditions of sanctions: problems and directions of development
The paper reveals the main aspects of the competitiveness of agribusiness entities, their competitive advantages in the conditions of sanctions. The assessment of changes in the dynamics of production of the main types of substitutive products allowed identifying the categories of exported and imported food products and agricultural products of the Russian Federation. In the modern conditions of development of agriculture there are phenomena associated with the insecurity of agribusiness, the uncertainty of functioning of the agricultural production is associated with the lack of transparent measures aimed at the state support in the case of deterioration of economic indicators in the country. The factors of instability and reduction of the business climate in agriculture on the example of the Volgograd region are identified; the impact of sanctions on the competitiveness of agribusiness entities is evaluated. The importance of the Volgograd region in providing import substitution in agriculture is argued. The paper analyzes the export-import potential of the region characterized by a high share of food imports in the foreign trade of the region and the predominance of food products with a low degree of processing in exports. The study allowed characterizing the problems of development of agribusiness entities in the conditions of sanctions and determining the priority directions of development of the agricultural sector in terms of food security of the region and the country as a whole.