In the modern world large-scale agro-industrial production which has a number of advantages of technological and organizational nature is able to compete with transnational corporations. While family farms dominate the production of agricultural products, large firms dominate the storage, processing and marketing stages. Within the framework of the article, the theory and practice of the formation and development of large-market agro-industrial production was investigated; the concept of «large-scale agro-industrial production» is specified in accordance with modern conditions; the criteria for assigning agricultural production to large-scale production are justified; trends and patterns of development of large-scale agro-industrial production were identified.

The currenThe current state of sugar beet production in the Republic of Belarus was analyzed, the main directions of efficiency improvement were identified and the regulatory and design parameters of its cultivation were justified. Variant calculations of compact raw material zones formation of sugar factories were carried out.

The main structural changes in Agro-Industrial Complex since the adoption of Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of February 25, 2020 № 70 «On the development of Agro-Industrial Complex of Vitebsk region», the composition of raw material zones, problems and ways to improve the organizational and legal support for the functioning of agricultural organizations are being considered. This Decree gave the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee the right to form commodity zones and agro-industrial associations with the participation of organizations engaged in the processing and production of agricultural products, as well as trade, services, in order to increase the volume of agricultural production and utilization of production capacities.

Theoretical approaches to economic interests defining of AgroIndustrial Complex organizations, their inconsistency and consistency are discussed. The co-ordination mechanism of economic interests in AgroIndustrial Complex is proposed, the purpose of which is to regulate the economic relations of participants in the production and processing of agricultural products.

The current state of pig-breeding in the context of the world market functioning of meat and meat products and transformation of interaction of economic entities under quarantine measures is considered. The analysis of the main production indicators of the industry including in the context of the country regions is given which makes it possible to identify the main problems, opportunities and priorities for the development of pig-breeding.

The mechanism of cooperative and integration interaction of economic entities in Agro-Industrial Complex of Belarus is investigated in the article and proposals for its improvement are made. The authors found out that the main elements of the mechanism of cooperative and integration interaction of economic entities in Agro-Industrial Complex of Belarus, which have a significant impact on the effectiveness of their functioning, are price, investment and labor incentives.

Global trends in food security ensuring are identified in the article. The European Union experience in food system sustainability improving is analyzed. The key risks and threats in the agri-food sector and the directions of their levels are identified.

The research results of theoretical and methodological approaches to assessing the level of development and efficiency of food market are presented in the article. The algorithm for comprehensive assessment of the sugar market efficiency is proposed. It provides the analysis in the context of the value chain, taking into account the existing level of competition in the market and an integral assessment based on the methodological approach developed by the author. The sugar market efficiency in the Republic of Belarus is assessed, significant trends, features and factors of its development in the modern conditions are identified.

The analysis and systematization of formation factors of food losses and wastes, including the levels of impact, depending on promotion stages of agricultural raw materials and food are presented. The directions of improvement and optimization of food losses and wastes are considered.

The approaches to the definition of the category «management system of Agro-Industrial Complex organizations» are discussed. It is proposed to consider the management of Agro-Industrial Complex organizations as a complex system with the allocation of basic properties.

The research results and analysis of foreign experience in the development of agro-ecotouristic activity are presented in the article. A number of inherent laws are established, the main directions of development are determined and a set of global industry problems existing in recent years are also identified.

The experience analysis of agro-ecotouristic activity developement in Russia is made. The existing regulatory legal framework governing this type of activity is studied and analyzed. The scientific and pedagogical base of the country was evaluated, a set of options for further development of agroecotourism was determined and a number of constraints were identified.

The various approaches to the concept of non-tariff barriers in world trade are presented. The most commonly used classifications of non-tariff measures to regulate trade flows are considered. The analysis of non-tariff barriers use in the context of commodity groups and countries of the world is given. The most relevant directions for identifying of non-tariff barriers are identified.

One of the most important ways to form the effective management system for an agricultural organization ensuring high performance results is to optimize material and monetary costs for the production (works, services) which make up the largest part of the costs of an agricultural organization. The article discusses the theoretical provisions, views of economic science on the essential content of costs in the production of agricultural products, investigated approaches to their formation. The author refined definition of the category of material and monetary costs in the agricultural production is proposed. 

The analysis results of the efficiency of buckwheat production and sale by business entities of the Republic of Belarus, directions of efficiency increase of buckwheat cultivation, its competitiveness increase are presented in the article.

The aspects of socio-economic availability of food for the population of the Republic are considered. The analysis of the ratio of the actual consumption of basic types of food with rational norms in general for households as well as in terms of quintile groups of the population was carried out. Food that is currently not economically affordable has been identified.

Fundamentally new scientific and practical approaches to cost forecasting of agricultural products are proposed, which are based on individual approach to the research of each factor of the resource value chain. Scenarios and methods for determining the cost of agricultural products when changing the price structure on the market of fuel and energy resources are presented, their testing , on the example of crop production, predetermined promising levels of material and monetary costs.

The author position on the development of scientific and methodological approaches to fair pricing of agricultural products is presented, which is based on the analysis of the ladder chain of creating the value of agri-food. As a research result , the peculiarities of the functioning of agriculture are revealed, as well as its place and role in the system of the national economy, which determine the specifics of the formation of prices for products produced by the industry; fair price functions are defined within the relationships of participants in the agri-food market; analysis of domestic pricing practices in the field of Agro-industrial Complex; the need to improve state price regulation has been reaffirmed.

The comprehensive analysis of foreign trade flows of the world market of vegetable seeds is presented in the context of commercial and geographical orientation, as well as a global rating of producer companies. Special attention is paid to the export-import flows of the Republic of Belarus of these products. Tariff regulation of vegetable seeds import in the countries of the world is evaluated.

The main directions for export potential of the agri-food industry of the Republic of Belarus are defined. These areas include: strengthening the agreed agro-industrial policy in the field of export of agricultural products and food in the EEU; formation of a unified agro-industrial policy within the framework of the Union State; development of international economic integration and also improving the system of state support and incentives for national exporters, etc. In this development the methodology for assessing the use of the supply and export potential of organizations engaged in food production has been developed.

Scientific approaches to the concept of «personnel policy», the principles of its formation are systematized in the article. The content of the personnel policy types is disclosed, attention is focused on their features, used tools. The structural elements of personnel policy were studied; their relationship with the factors of the internal and external environment of the enterprise was analyzed. On this basis, the most important specific features of personnel processes in agricultural organizations are highlighted. All this taken together makes the issue of developing an effective strategy and tactics of personnel policy in agriculture actual.

The practice of regulating the quality of vegetable seeds in the Republic of Belarus is investigated. Priority tools, peculiarities of its functioning, as well as factors that determine further development are identified.

The trends and constraints in the development of the national marketing and advertising market are substantiated. A mechanism has been developed to provide information support for the activities of the agri-food sector subjects of the Republic of Belarus on the basis of marketing and advertising strategy. The development directions of the competitive environment at the republican and regional levels, methods and strategies for introducing Internet advertising into the system of promoting products of agricultural organizations to the domestic and foreign markets are highlighted.

The results of retrThe results of retrospective analysis of the development of biogas energy in the PRC are presented, the main prospects, advantages and problems are identified, as well as the potential for the functioning of biogas plants in the agriculture of Belarus is given, methodological proposals are given for calculating the cost of electricity and heat received from them.

The main forms, measures and methods of material and technical base investment and its state support in the countries of the European Union and the Russian Federation, as well as the results of the implementation of a number of projects are presented in the article.