EFFECTIVE ACTIVITY OF SMALL AGRICULTURAL REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS THE BASIS FOR FORMING FOOD INDEPENDENCE OF THE COUNTRY

The article analyzes the activities of one of the most dynamically developing categories of small agricultural businesses in the Rostov region - farms. An assessment was made of the functioning of farms and farms in the production and sale of grain, potatoes, vegetable products, sunflowers, sugar beets and fodder crops, as well as livestock sub-sectors such as cattle breeding, pig breeding, sheep and goat breeding, poultry farming. Relevant conclusions are formulated and paths for further development are outlined.