The purpose of this study is to identify the main trends in the agro-industrial complex development of the Russian Federation, substantiate the organizational and economic recommendations aimed at stimulating Russian agricultural production and enhancing of this economy sector competitiveness. An extensive corpus of empirical data reflecting the agro-industrial complex development in the Russian Federation in 2016-2020, as well as its place in foreign trade operations of the Russian Federation has been thoroughly studied in frames of this research. Using the tools of statistical data processing (sampling, observation, summary and grouping), the methods of econometric analysis, the dynamics of agro-industrial complex products manufacturing, the rate of the main indicators’ change, the place of agro-industrial complex in export-import operations of the Russian Federation have been revealed, the main indicators have been compared. The geographic conditions diversity of the Russian Federation, combined with a wide range of climatic features, the availability of land and water resources creates favorable conditions for productive agricultural activities. It has been established that large-scale agricultural producers dominate in agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation. The directions of agro-industrial complex, in particular, crop production and cattle rising, are unevenly developing in the Russian Federation. The constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which administratively represent the Southern Federal and North Caucasian Federal Districts specialize mainly in the cultivation of grain and oilseeds due to the natural and climatic factors’ action. State authorities of the Russian Federation successfully implement the tools to stimulate agricultural production, in particular: preferential taxation regime, subsidies for lending to the agro-industrial complex economic entities from the state budget, leasing development, etc. The state support mechanism effectiveness can be intensified by using the organizational and economic tools substantiated by the authors.

The article considers the principles and τηε organizational methods of vertically integrated structures, in particular vertical integration in the agro-industrial sector. It analyzes the peculiarities of development of the Black sea-Caspian region. The peculiarities of functioning in agro-industrial enterprises are revealed and the problem of using logistic tools in domestic business it is formulated. The article is devoted to solve actual scientific and practical tasks to ensure the efficient production and the sale of products with the lowest cost, providing freedom in the development of strategies for competitiveness, effective economic, financial, and personnel policy. The result of the research is to develop proposals on formation of logistic chains in the agroindustrial sector by considering the market, the economic policy of the regional authorities, the regulatory and legal acts constituting the legal basis of the organization of agroindustrial sector as given conditions. The article provides recommendations on the organization of vertically integrated structures in the agro-industrial sector with the purpose to increase management efficiency for the agricultural enterprises.

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare disease. Due to the variety of clinical manifestations the patients may primarily apply to general practitioner or other specialist.Aim. To assess the awareness of primary care physicians and outpatient department specialists of TA clinical manifestation, diagnosis criteria and treatment issues.Methods. 200 physicians consented to take part in a survey. The study sample included 50 internists, 25 neurologists, 21 gastroenterologists, 18 rheumatologists, 28 cardiologists, 45 pediatricians, 13 nephrologists practicing at the outpatient departments of the city of Yekaterinburg and Sverdlovsk region.Results. Among the related specialists, the most freuent incorrect answers were given on intermittent claudication (48 % correct), involved arteries (49 %). Rare application of TA diagnostic criteria (32 %), low awareness of the TA diagnostic standard (39 %) was found. The survey results confirm previously reported data on the low awareness of TA by primary care physicians.Conclusion. This is the first study to assess the primary medical service specialists awareness in the Russian Federation. Diagnosis and treatment of TA should be included in a number of educational programs and resources for continuing vocational education.