Specific Features in Management of Agro-Food System Development

Management of the development of socioeconomic systems should be reasonably considered as control of the processes of their changes. The management of the processes of quantitative and qualitative changes has a pronounced adaptive orientation, while the objects of various adaptation adjustments are traditionally the set of goals, the content of the system’s functionality, its structural construction, and economic boundaries. The complexity of the structure of the agro-food complex and the heterogeneity of its structural elements complicate the functionality of the management system for this type of territorial-sectoral entities and require the formation and use of a specific development management mechanism. The goal of managing structural changes in agro-food systems is to create the optimal structure and maintain proportions between the structural elements that maximize the efficiency of agriculture through state regulation of the development processes of territorial-industrial complexes, the impact on the product orientation of large, medium, and small businesses, the development of infrastructure support system, and intensification of innovation in agro-food complex. It is proposed to use models of balanced development as a tool for designing a development strategy for regional agro-food complexes, which are a formalized description of conceptual provisions that determine the evolution of agro-economic systems and reflect the state's position as the natural macro-regulator.