Evaluation of the implementation of state support measures for the reproduction of the material and technical basis of agriculture in the Russian Federation

ABSTRACT

The article analyzes the change in the quantitative composition of the agricultural machinery fleet of the most significant segments for agriculture - tractors and combine harvesters, as well as the reasons that served as a prerequisite for these changes. The implementation of state support programs for the reproduction of the material and technical basis of agricultural production is considered, namely State Program for Agricultural Development and Regulation of Agricultural Markets, raw materials and food until 2025 and the Strategy for the Development of Agricultural Engineering in Russia until 2030, as well as changes related to the requirements imposed on Russian mechanical engineering organizations for the transportation of products and requirements for industrial products, presented for the purpose of its attribution to products produced in the territory of the Russian Federation and aimed at stimulating the production of components within the country. Until 2020, the equipment was recognized as produced in Russia, if a certain set of technological operations was performed domestically, starting from 2021, the manufacturer needs to score 30% of the maximum possible points. Taking into account the increase in the minimum threshold by 5%, the degree of localization by 2025 should be 80% of the maximum possible number, which currently seems to be a difficult-to-achieve task. Data of changes in the agricultural machinery market over the past 5 years is given, special attention was paid to the period of pandemic of new coronavirus infection of CoViD-19, paradoxical trends of sales growth in domestic and foreign markets, which occurred during this period, were revealed, an attempt to identify the reasons for the implementation of such a scenario was made. The assessment of the effectiveness of the procurement of new equipment as part of preferential subsidies in the regions of the Russian Federation was apprized.