PurposeUsing the example of Russia, this paper studied and analyzed productivity of the labor force in agriculture as an important industry for ensuring the sustainable development of the country.Design/methodology/approachAt the first examination stage, the time series of data on labor productivity and real wages in agri-food companies were examined as modern works on the matter tend to highlight the relationship between productivity and remuneration insufficiently. At the second stage, labor productivity was assessed through the rate of change in the share of wages in the gross domestic product. At the last stage, an applied model of the relationship between labor productivity in agriculture and various impact factors was developed.FindingsIt showed that the efficiency of the labor force in the considered area depends greatly on technical equipment and crop yield. Besides, the study findings revealed that the traditional economic relationship between productivity and wages is invalid in the examined regions of Russia. There is a significant reserve for increasing labor productivity by providing additional motivation for employees.Originality/valueThe successful development of agricultural production can be achieved by implementing innovations, facilitating digitalization, attracting investments, increasing the level of interest of those employed in labor results and producing high-quality goods.

The article carried out a multidimensional grouping of the regions of the Central and Volga Federal Districts of the Russian Federation according to indicators characterizing the state and development of agricultural production. The cluster analysis method was applied twice: when constructing a system of indicators for grouping regions and when combining regions into clusters. This approach made it possible to enhance the practical significance of the study, made it possible to objectively analyze and formulate reasonable specific conclusions and recommendations for the regions of each cluster. As a result, four groups (clusters) of indicators and three clusters of regions were identified according to the level of development of agricultural production.

In human life, oilseeds (dry matter contains vegetable fats in a sufficiently large amount as a nutrient) play an important role. Vegetable oil used for food and for technical purposes is squeezed out of the seeds of oilseeds. Pressed products (cake, meal) they are an excellent source of enrichment of concentrated feeds with high-quality protein for animal husbandry. Also, pressed products are used in the food industry. Russia was famous for growing and supplying oilseeds, vegetable oil, and processed products to foreign markets of the world. At the beginning of the twentieth century, sunflower, spring and winter rapeseed, spring and winter wheat, soybeans, flax, hemp, castor oil and other oilseeds were cultivated in the country, which are in great demand both within the country and abroad. During this period, the main trends in the production of oilseeds were formed in the country, which have survived to the present. Keywords: OILSEEDS, SUNFLOWER, WINTER AND SPRING WHEAT. SOYBEANS, AREA, YIELD, RUSSIA

No abstract

No abstract