This article is devoted to the problem of innovative development of agriculture and the identification of the necessary conditions for this. In the course of the study, it was found that insufficient attention is paid to the innovative development of agriculture, although the way out of agriculture from a crisis state, ensuring the competitiveness of domestic food, and its sustainable functioning directly depend on the activation of innovative processes. Therefore, it is currently relevant to develop an optimal approach to the formation of a unified system of innovative development of agriculture. The study showed that one of the ways to solve this problem is to create an effective system of scientific and information support that ensures the rapid introduction of scientific developments into mass production, which will contribute to the formation of favorable conditions for the innovative development of agriculture and the achievement of targets for ensuring the country’s food security.