Journal of Applied Economic Research
ISSN 2712-7435
Premises for Efficient Climatic Risk Management in the Russian Agriculture: an Investment-Innovation
Yashalova N.N., Molchanova T.K., Ruban D.A.
Abstract
Of all industries, agriculture is the most vulnerable to climate change. The change is expected to be strong on the territory of Russia in the long-term perspective. This adds significant risks to agricultural production. Operational management of such risks includes adaptation actions (new culture growing, melioration, etc.). However, its efficiency should be secured in advance via the creation of relevant premises, which is the subject of strategic management of climatic risks. Currently, this type of management is urgent. Investment premises are determined by the accumulation of big amounts of investment in agriculture during several years, and innovation premises are determined by the accumulation of funds for scientific research and development in the sphere of agriculture. These premises can be analyzed via calculation of some indicators on the basis of official statistic data. In this work, we analyze the accumulated (2013–2017) investments in fixed assets and the accumulated (2016–2017) domestic expenditures on scientific research and development in the agricultural industry of federal districts. These are equated to the units of agricultural production, labor, and land. The results show that the best premises for efficient management of climatic risks in agriculture have appeared in the North-Western and Central federal districts, while the worst premises have appeared in the North-Caucasian District. The latter is not a serious problem because significant climate changes are not expected in the south of European Russia. A situation should be deemed alarming in the Siberian and less so in the Far East federal districts. In the former, the investment and innovation premises are not favorable, and in the latter, these are moderate, and significant climate changes are forecast for the both territories. Creation of favorable premises for timely solution of problems of agriculture under the conditions of climate change is a task for strategic management of climatic risks. To solve it, a suitable tool would be the development and implementation of a federal program (subprogram) that should prescribe target indicators (also in regard to investments and innovations), the achievement of which will make the agricultural industries of all regions of the country prepared for subsequent adaptation to new climate conditions.
Keywords
climate changes; innovation activity; investment accumulation; scientific capability; regional economy; strategic management; federal districts.
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About Authors
Yashalova Natalia Nikolaevna – Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Economics and Management, Business School, Cherepovets State University, Cherepovets, Russia (162600, Vologda Region, Cherepovets, Sovetskiy Avenue, 10); e-mail: natalij2005@mail.ru.
Molchanova Tatyana Konstantinovna – Master Student, Faculty of Business and Management, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia (119049, Moscow, Shabolovka Street, 28/11); master student, Higher School of Business, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia (344019, Rostov-on-Don, 23-ja linija Street, 43); e-mail: tkm_stud@mail.ru.
Ruban Dmitry Aleksandrovitch – Philosophiae Doctor, Candidate of Geological-Mineralogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Higher School of Business, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia (344019, Rostov-on-Don, 23-ja linija Street, 43); Researcher, Moscow State University of Technologies and Management, Moscow, Russia (109004, Moscow, Zemlyanoy val Street, 73); e-mail: ruban-d@mail.ru.
For citation
Yashalova N.N., Molchanova T.K., Ruban D.A. Premises for Efficient Climatic Risk Management in the Russian Agriculture: an Investment-Innovation Aspect. Bulletin of Ural Federal University. Series Economics and Management, 2019, Vol. 18, No. 5, 637-655. DOI: 10.15826/vestnik.2019.18.5.031.
Article info
Received August 26, 2019; Accepted September 10, 2019.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/vestnik.2019.18.5.031
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