TY - JOUR

T1 - Sustainable development of organic agriculture: Strategies of Russia and its regions in context of the application of digital economy technologies

AU - Nesterenko, N.Yu.

AU - Pakhomova, N.V.

AU - Richter, K.K.

N1 - Nesterenko N.Yu., Pakhomova N.V., Richter K.K. (2020). Sustainable development of organic agriculture: Strategies of Russia and its regions in context of the application of digital economy technologies. St Petersburg University Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 36, iss. 2, pp. 217–242. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu05.2020.203

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - "is paper analyzes the potential of organic agriculture to meet e#ectively the increasing demand for high-quality food, to increase its export potential, and to solve the country’s importsubstitution problems. "e article also reveals the importance of digital economy technologiesfor increasing the sustainability of organic production. Among the most signi$cant are cloudcomputing and large databases that contribute to the development of precision farming, continuous online monitoring of the quality of various stages in technological chains, automationand robotization, etc. Following recommendations of the “Organic Agriculture 3.0” conception, the authors examine the appropriate environmental, economic, social, and institutionalfactors to elaborate complex development strategies for agriculture in Russia and its regions.A special environmental index is proposed to determine environmentally friendly regionsthat are mostly suitable for organic production. "e authors discuss an economic indicatorto assess the potential of unused agricultural land for organic farming. "e proportion of unemployed working-age population in rural areas serves as a social indicator for the study. Byanalyzing these selected indicators, four groups of Russian regions with di#erent conditionsfor developing organic agriculture are identi$ed. With respect to varying potentials of the regions and the external institutional context, the authors qualify di#erent regional competitivestrategies and corresponding product niches. "e study also provides guidelines for Russianagrarian and environmental policy to support e#ective development of organic production.

AB - "is paper analyzes the potential of organic agriculture to meet e#ectively the increasing demand for high-quality food, to increase its export potential, and to solve the country’s importsubstitution problems. "e article also reveals the importance of digital economy technologiesfor increasing the sustainability of organic production. Among the most signi$cant are cloudcomputing and large databases that contribute to the development of precision farming, continuous online monitoring of the quality of various stages in technological chains, automationand robotization, etc. Following recommendations of the “Organic Agriculture 3.0” conception, the authors examine the appropriate environmental, economic, social, and institutionalfactors to elaborate complex development strategies for agriculture in Russia and its regions.A special environmental index is proposed to determine environmentally friendly regionsthat are mostly suitable for organic production. "e authors discuss an economic indicatorto assess the potential of unused agricultural land for organic farming. "e proportion of unemployed working-age population in rural areas serves as a social indicator for the study. Byanalyzing these selected indicators, four groups of Russian regions with di#erent conditionsfor developing organic agriculture are identi$ed. With respect to varying potentials of the regions and the external institutional context, the authors qualify di#erent regional competitivestrategies and corresponding product niches. "e study also provides guidelines for Russianagrarian and environmental policy to support e#ective development of organic production.

KW - sustainable development

KW - digital economy technologies

KW - organic agriculture 3.0

KW - export potential

KW - supply and demand for organic food,

KW - regional priorities

KW - local food supply chains

KW - устойчивое развитие

KW - технологии цифровой экономики

KW - органическое сельское хозяйство 3.0

KW - экспортный потенциал

KW - спрос и предложение на органическое продовольствие

KW - региональные приоритеты

KW - местные цепочки поставок продовольствия

UR - https://economicsjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/7761

U2 - 10.21638/spbu05.2020.203

DO - 10.21638/spbu05.2020.203

M3 - Article

VL - 36

SP - 217

EP - 242

JO - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ЭКОНОМИКА

JF - ВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ЭКОНОМИКА

SN - 1026-356X

IS - 2

ER -