TECHNICAL SUPPORT AS AN INDICATOR OF COMPETITIVENESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF THE REPUBLIC IN FOOD
Agriculture cannot significantly increase production volumes without technical and technological modernization, which is especially important in the context of the policy of import substitution of agricultural products. Technical modernization of agricultural production is currently one of the priorities of the state agrarian policy. Over ten years 2010-2020, the number of tractors in the republic decreased by 34%, harvesters by 27% and the same picture in other positions. Our analysis shows that the material and technical base in the republic, despite state support and leasing relations, still has a negative trend, the load on 1 tractor, based on 1000 hectares of area, has increased 6 times, respectively, and combines. The need for spare parts and aggregates has increased, and the overall stock of the republic agriculture has decreased. Significant areas of agricultural land remain uncultivated, as a result of which the industry loses revenue. In addition, jobs are being cut, there is an outflow of the able-bodied population from rural areas, the social sphere is not being developed, but most importantly, products are becoming non-competitive due to high costs and low yields.