Agricultural digitalization under technological food security requirements

The issue of digitalization in agriculture is becoming particularly important in connection with implementing the national project on technological provision of food security in Russia, the component of which is technological independence in technology and equipment. Digital tools for managing technical means are an integral trend in modern industrial development, and therefore there is a requirement to ensure the independence of agriculture from a foreign software product. The purpose of the study is to propose a system of indicators for industrial digitalization by areas and stages of the process, which makes it possible to develop a differentiated approach to industry incentive measures depending on its results. The digitalization assessment has been designed to identify achievements in the process of moving towards transformation based on implementing and integrating digital technologies into the industry. The paper presents the results of an assessment of digitalization in agriculture in Russia and the Krasnoyarsk Krai based on data from the Federal State Statistics Service, which revealed deficits in the basic means of digitalization. It has been revealed that agriculture in Russia and the Krasnoyarsk Krai, having not completed the initial stage (60–70% of the using digital technologies stage and 80–90% of the stage of labor functions digitalization and information security), demonstrates the need for measures to support the transition to the basic level of digitalization, which has been achieved by about 40% of agricultural producers and 10–15% of the industry’s employees. The information security of agricultural enterprises is 60% ensured by digital products of the basic level. The cost structure of industry players shows the dominance of costs for initial means of digitalization (30–40%) and a low share of costs for basic digital tools (4–12%). The necessity of stimulating the use of special software tools for obtaining, transmitting information, and other digital solutions for industry tasks has been established. Recommendations on managing digitalization in agriculture have been formulated.

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