Competitive Advantages of Agricultural Production of Regional Agricultural Systems
The article presents the author's methodology for assessing the competitive advantages of agricultural systems in the region. Index method allows to highlight the competitive advantages of an economic entity or a group of economic entities, united by territory or industry affiliation, by using the integral indicator. The aggregate indicator combines several criteria specifying the advantages of agricultural producers in terms of productivity, production conditions, sales and production concentration. The proposed methodological approach to the study of the competitiveness of agricultural production in the region and the results of its application indicate the possibility to find and use competitive advantages that can be used in the preparation of management decisions at the regional level in the placement and specialization of agricultural production. They also point to the need to form separate areas of monitoring, the implementation of which can improve the management efficiency of agricultural production.