агропродовольственная система

Introduction. In the context of increasing complexity and dynamism of the agri-food system functioning, the use of the transaction cost theory and the search for ways to reduce the cost are one of the most powerful reserves for increasing the agri-food system’s competitiveness and ensuring the country’s food security. Theoretical analysis. Transaction costs are of high importance in the context of the agri-food system’s development, institutional transformation, competitiveness and sustainability.

Introduction. The relevance of the scientifi c substantiation of approaches to ensuring the sustainable development of the agro-food system is due to the growing impact of environmental factors on the internal structural balance and the target setting of the agro-food system. The sustainable development of the national agro-food system has begun to imply economic growth in order to achieve indicators of the physical and economic accessibility of quality food for the Russian population.