Territorial differences and structural dynamics of the North Caucasus agriculture

Abstract

Agriculture of the North Caucasus is one of the most developed in Russia. At the same time, within this macro-region there are noticeable (and in some aspects strong) differentiations not only in terms of the so-called production specialization, volumes of production, export, import, but also in terms of development (productivity, productivity, profitability, etc.). The reason for the latter is a complex of climatic, spatial, organizational, technological, technical, institutional, logistics and so on. factors and conditions of agricultural organization. The latter affect both the general development path of North Caucasian agriculture and the local paths of individual sectors and types of agricultural production in the macroregion with corresponding consequences for regional economies. However, this so-called a priori understanding of territorial differences needs to be clarified. In particular, it is known that the same factors (especially climatic, weather, etc.) lead to different returns on the so-called factor productivity. In addition, in reality it is important not only to indicate the presence of a particular factor, but to quantify its influence in specific conditions. In this regard, it is necessary to analyze and obtain specific (quantitative) data on territorial differences, determine the factors and conditions that form these differences and form features of the structural dynamics of agriculture in the North Caucasus.