The Theory of Agriculture Multifunctionality on the Example of Private Households

Kirill A. Zhichkin, Vladimir V. Nosov, Lyudmila N. Zhichkina and Artur A. Gubadullin ()
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Kirill A. Zhichkin: Department of Economic Theory and Economics of the Agro-Industrial Complex, Samara State Agrarian University, 446442 Kinel, Russia
Vladimir V. Nosov: The Basic Department of Trade Policy, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 117997 Moscow, Russia
Lyudmila N. Zhichkina: Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science and Agroecology, Samara State Agrarian University, 446442 Kinel, Russia
Artur A. Gubadullin: Institute of Industry Management, The State University of Management, 109542 Moscow, Russia

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: Having appeared in the European Union, the multifunctionality theory was quickly appreciated in most countries of the world. It determines the role of agriculture and its structural elements in the modern economy. This article is aimed at studying the multifunctionality theory in Russia. This study was conducted on the example of private farms in the Samara region by the authors’ classification and identifying their main functions can serve as the basis for a system of their state support. To process the study results, absolute, relative, and average values were used, as well as a regression analysis with the help of the STATISTICA package. The research results are presented in tabular and graphical forms. The growth of production volumes does not lead to an increase in the share of households according to total volume in the case of a steady trend. The impact of all factors on the indicator, except for the production volume amount, results in a 2.272% decrease in the proportion of household plots in the total volume of agricultural regional production annually. It was found that the parameters of households depend mainly not on the geographical location within the region but on the size of the settlements in which they are located. The research result shows that the main focus of state regulation for private farms should be aimed at their support in small settlements, thus ensuring a quick return on invested budget funds. The outcome of the multifunctionality theory in practice should be the strengthening of state support for private farms.

Keywords: agriculture; multifunctionality; private households; state regulation; classification; qualitative and quantitative functions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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