ASSESSMENT OF READINESS AND CONTRADICTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE NOVOSIBIRSK REGION

Abstract

The relevance of the development of organic agricultural production in areas with a high risk type of agriculture, which certainly includes most of the regions of Siberia, continues to be a controversial issue. The article attempts to assess the existing limitations and potential for the development of organic food production on the example of one of the regions of Western Siberia - Novosibirsk region. Agriculture in the Novosibirsk region is a branch with a high level of differentiation of development, which is based on significant differences in natural and climatic conditions, as well as in spatial and logistical conditions.  The region, while remaining a zone of high risk agriculture, nevertheless demonstrates rather high indicators of agricultural sector development, including leading positions in the Siberian Federal District both in livestock production and crop production, yielding only to the recognized leader of the agrarian sector of Russia - Altai Krai. It is shown that the main statistical indicators that directly or indirectly evaluate the level of development of organic agriculture in the region in 2021 continue to show low values, the proportion of cultivated areas with organic fertilizers in the region does not exceed 5.5%, indicating the experimental nature of organic agriculture rather than progressive development of the segment of safe food production. There is information about the economic well-being of certified producers of organic products, as well as the peculiarities of state participation in their development. Conclusions are made about the potential for the development of organic agricultural production in the region, taking into account the established trends.