IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
In modern conditions, the problem of reviving rural areas, improving living conditions of the rural population within the framework of infrastructural and social programs for the development of rural areas are current. Special attention is paid to the problem of developing the conditions for attracting young specialists to work and live in the countryside. The priorities are substantiated that contribute to the development of storage and processing bases for agricultural products in the countryside. Based on the analysis by the author of his own articles and articles of university colleagues, attention is drawn to the cultivation of high-quality, environmentally friendly agricultural products. The main mechanisms for solving the problem of bringing the living standards of the rural population closer to the urban ones are considered. Attention is paid to the importance of the country's food security.