The role of cooperatives in the regional economy constituent entities of the Russian Federation in the formation of food resources
The article deals with the results of the activities of entrepreneurs in the post-reform period in the modern history of Russia, carrying out economic reforms in agriculture. The trend of production of agricultural products by various organizational and legal forms of management, the use of agricultural land, the structure of acreage in farms of all categories, including agricultural organizations, households and peasant (farmer) farms. There are omissions in the work of management bodies and suggests directions for improvement of entrepreneurial activity in the agricultural sector. The mechanism of activity of businessmen in agro-industrial complex of Russia in the conditions of structural shifts of organizational and legal forms in production of agricultural products is offered. Measures for improvement of business activity in agrarian and industrial complex are offered. The directions of increase of production of meat of cattle and milk, introduction of innovative projects in agro-industrial complex are recommended. It is proposed to expand the entrepreneurial activity of agricultural consumer cooperatives in the field of procurement and guaranteed sales of agricultural products produced by peasant (farmer) farms and households. It is recommended to provide scientific advice to entrepreneurs-farmers in order to improve their competitiveness in the market.