The article gives a characteristic of genetically modified organisms (GMO). Permissions and prohibitions for breeding genetically modified plants and animals in different countries are presented. A review and analysis of studies by Russian and foreign scientists on the impact of GMO on the human and animal body was carried out, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the use of GMO were analyzed.

The article is devoted to the presentation of the main macro and microeconomic prerequisites for the introduction of modern IT technologies at the enterprises of the agro-industrial complex, possible costs and results, the need for initial subsidization of the implementation process. The article identifies the priorities of the development of agricultural enterprises in the near future, the processes of agricultural management optimized through the introduction of IT technologies, describes the circumstances constraining the implementation, and the steps necessary for the most rapid and successful implementation of IT technologies. Conclusions are drawn about the need to increase the knowledge intensity of agricultural management processes.