Role of information consulting centers in support of agrarian sector of the region

The article substantiates the position that the quality and speed of development of digitalization and informatization of the agricultural sector of the regions of Russian Federation depends on the creation of support institutions, an important place among which is occupied by information and consulting centers (ICC) of municipalities and commercial organizations. Information and consulting services ensure equal access of agricultural producers to information about benefits provided by the state and regulated payments, regardless of their scale: agricultural corporations, large farms, peasant (farmer) farms. Using the example of the activities of a municipal state institution, the Information and Consulting Center of the Krylovsky district of the Krasnodar Territory, the functions of the ICC, their organizational structure, problems and prospects for further development are shown.