Import substitution in the agro-industrial complex: there are problems, but the forecast is optimistic

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At the opening of the round table "Field of Opportunities: Digital Transformation of Agriculture in the Urals", which was held in a hybrid format at the TASS press center in Yekaterinburg, its moderator, TASS Senior Editor for the Urals Federal District Artem Kovalenko, cited estimates according to which the penetration of digital technologies in the Russian agricultural sector has reached the US level. Since 2019, he, citing the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, estimated the growth of this indicator by 20 times. The total volume of the IT solutions segment for agriculture, according to the relevant department, will amount to 360 billion rubles by the end of 2023.

"In the last five years, the industry morocco whatsapp number database has made a rapid breakthrough both in agricultural production and in digital solutions. I think that by 2028, the digital transformation of the agro-industrial complex will reach the global level. We will be legislators in terms of digital solutions and will be able to scale them up to other countries," said Alexey Pavlyuchenko, Director of the Department of Digital Development and Management of State Information Resources of the Agro-industrial Complex of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, in a speech at the IT forum of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) of Russia Smart Agro 2023.

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In 2022, agricultural production growth increased by 10.2%, and the export of digital solutions amounted to $41.2 billion (RUB 3.8 trillion at the current exchange rate). For the purpose of import substitution, the Ministry of Agriculture will continue to support the introduction of domestic software (SW) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the industry.

Alexandra Iskizova, Director for Work with Corporate and Government Segments at PJSC Rostelecom in the Urals, linked the high growth rates of digitalization in the industry with large investments, both private and public. According to her assessment, management solutions are in the highest demand, and it is in this segment that the level of competition is highest.

"In terms of agriculture, the most in-demand equipment for satellite navigation is for monitoring agricultural machinery and the vehicle fleet that a farmer or an agroholding has on its balance sheet. These are GNSS navigation modules and GSM communication modules - 2G, 3G, LTE. We are often asked about various Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules, beacons (based on them), which are needed for smart gardens and city farms. Indoor navigation is used for warehouses. Colleagues who make complete hardware solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles need transceiver modules to organize a radio channel, navigation modules, antennas for transceivers. Our navigation and communication modules are in the greatest demand among developers of equipment for agricultural machinery for agroholdings that are involved in field cultivation, spot fertilization, land surveying and other high-tech operations," said Ivan, Head of the Department for the Development of Equipment and Navigation and Communication Modules at NIIMA Progress. Chikvarkin.