INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AT DIGITALIZATION PERIOD: SITUATION ANALYSIS

Abstract

Attracting investment in the real sector of the economy is currently an urgent task for any state. One of the most important areas of the economy of any state is agriculture. Currently, the process of of agriculture is beginning, as a result of which the productivity of the industry should significantly increase. The article deals with investment risks that are unique to the agro-industrial complex, which include both natural and economic risks. Objective: to identify the problems of legal regulation of investment relations in agriculture during its digitalization. To achieve this goal, scientific approaches to the issue of digitalization of agriculture are analyzed, investment policy in agriculture in developed countries is considered and compared with the state of domestic investment policy in the agro-industrial complex. Attention is drawn to the shortcomings of the legal regulation of investment relations in agriculture in Russia. In conclusion, it is concluded that until the main gaps in legal regulation are resolved (transparency of investment and stability of tax legislation, real benefits and compensation to investors and enterprises investing directly in e-agriculture, strict regulatory consolidation of the rules for using the latest scientific achievements and innovative technologies in agriculture, etc.), it will be quite problematic to attract private investors to this sector of the economy, and the difficult economic situation may prevent full digitalization only at the expense of public investment.