Models of Agriculture Development: Scenarios for Europe and Russia

In this article the models of agriculture development in Russia and European countries (on the example of France) are compared. In the context of cross-country comparative studies a problem of agricultural land-resources as well as economic, organizational, social aspects of agriculture development are studied. The prospects of Russia’s agricultural sector are connected with a choice of optimal development models oriented to different regions. Optimization of the main agriculture branches’ distribution is proposed to be based on an experience of the EU, where the main content of subsidization of backward agricultural regions is solution of social problems in non-urban area.

agriculture, development models, Russia, Europe, France