Organic Agriculture in Russia: The Conditions of Transition to the Sustainable Development Trajectory

Sustainable development of organic agriculture: Strategies of Russia and its regions in context of the application of digital economy technologies

“…e social dimension must also be considered when assessing economic e ciency of production and consumption of organic food, including the positive e ects of environmentally friendly products on the health of the population, especially children. Furthermore, forcing the development of this sector can have a positive impact on the social situation in rural areas by involving local people in production processes and preserving a traditional way of life [Schulze et al, 2015;Nesterenko, Pakhomova, 2016].…”

“…In this context, several authors pay attention to opportunities from organic agriculture for integrated solutions to these problems [Schulze et al, 2015;Altukhov, Nechaev, Por riev, 2013;Norse, 2012;Einfalt, Kazda, 2016;Nesterenko, Pakhomova, 2016]. In discussing their proposals, the term "organic agriculture" should be clari ed.…”

“…In this case, balancing supply and demand is most acute in the regional context because the supply of organic food comes mainly from regions with the most favorable conditions and resource potential for production, while demand for more expensive products is mainly concentrated in large cities. Until recently, it was presented mainly in the network retail premium segment [Nesterenko, Pakhomova, 2016;Nesterenko, Shagalkina, 2019;Arkhipova Kulagina, 2018].…”

“…Regional differences in quality and areas of agricultural land, as well as availability of other resources, do not allow uni ed approaches and tools for developing this sector. Under these circumstances, it is more bene cial to concentrate on regional priorities and available production and social resources [Shcherbakova, 2017;Avilova, 2016;Grigorian, Kulagina, Sungatullina, 2016;Nesterenko, Pakhomova, 2016]. e emphasis on regions can be justi ed by another circumstance.…”