Regional management in the field of agricultural tourism development in the Russian Federation

The example of European countries, where the share of agricultural producers' revenue from tour-ism services can reach 75% and exceeds that from the average sale of agricultural products, in-spires domestic researchers to search for solutions for the implementation of similar practices in the Russian agro-industrial sector. Due to historical, cultural, territorial and other factors, agricultural tourism has significant prospects in our country. However, this type of activity is in its early stages of development, which is influenced by the fact that only recently the terms "rural tour-ism" and "agritourism" themselves have been reflected in the statistical and legislative activities of government agencies. Although the existing difference in the understanding of these terms by various federal bodies introduces some inaccuracy in the formation of statistical data sets, we nevertheless tried to outline the general contours of the development of agricultural tourism in Russia and assess the dynamics of its development in recent years. In the course of the work, it was established that, in general, the interest of citizens in domestic recreation has increased significantly over the past 10 years due to various factors. However, according to available statis-tics, rural tourism is growing more slowly than the popularity of recreation in the country's cities. The leaders in rural recreation are the Leningrad Region, Krasnodar Krai and Bashkiria. By the number of places in rural hotel rooms - the Leningrad Region, Crimea, Altai, Khakassia and Karachay-Cherkessia. An analysis of cash flows using the example of the Nizhny Novgorod Region showed that other income, which includes income from tourism, does not play a significant role in the financial position of agricultural producers and peasant farms.