Вестник аграрной науки, 5(68), 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.15217/48484 УДК / UDC 332.122(100-22) PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ECONOMY OF RUSSIA AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES ПРОБЛЕМЫ И ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ РАЗВИТИЯ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ В ЭКОНОМИКЕ РОССИИ И ЗАРУБЕЖНЫХ СТРАН Markina E.D., Senior Researcher Маркина Е. <...> Д., старший научный сотрудник Federal State Scientific Institution "All-Russian Research Institute of Economics and Standards", Rostov-on-Don, Russia ФГБНУ «Всероссийский научно-исследовательский институт экономики и нормативов», Ростов-на-Дону, Россия E-mail: elena-markina49@mail.ru The experience of many economically developed countries shows that the modern development of rural areas is based on the modern application of scientific and technological progress in the organizational and economic activities of agricultural producers. <...> A significant number of problems is solved by creating comfortable living and working conditions for all sections of the population in rural areas, including businessmen who are not engaged in the production of agricultural products, but who live in the given territory. <...> For example, in the UK economy, agricultural production is less than 2% of GDP and unemployment is 2% of the workforce. <...> In Russia, the main emphasis is made on two important parts of food production: plant growing and livestock. <...> Herewith their share in the turnover of finance is almost equal: livestock production is 49% and crop production is about 51%. <...> The principal point is the creation of comfortable conditions for the implementation of business projects at the level of territorial entities. <...> So, in our opinion, it is possible to create wholesale distribution centers on the technological chain "field-counter" in rural areas: purchase of products from agrarians, its transportation, storage and sale. <...> When determining the location of the centers, first of all, it is necessary to take into account the availability of a sufficient raw material base, as well as a developed engineering and transport infrastructure. <...> The main goal of this project is to provide the population with high-quality local production and establish fair market prices for agricultural products in the region, which will be attractive both for producers and consumers. <...> Key words: rural areas, sustainable development, import substitution, development prospects, effective growth of agricultural production. <...> Так, в экономике Объединенного <...>