Исследование эффективности лесохозяйственной деятельности регионов России

The main purpose of the contribution is to study the effectiveness of forestry activities in the regions of Russia and develop measures to improve it. As a part of the implementation of this goal, the following tasks have been solved: assessment of the current efficiency of forestry activities in the regions of Russia by clustering, identification of factors affecting this indicator and the development of measures to improve it. The main research methods are cluster and factor analysis, literature analysis. As a result of the conducted research, clustering of data by regions in the field of the forest industry is carried out. Four clusters have been identified, differing in the values of the seven analyzed parameters. The ranges of variability, averages and deviations for these indicators are determined. Profitability is singled out as a key indicator of the efficiency of the forest industry in terms of resource provision. As a result of identifying significant deviations from the average values for clusters, the most successful regions are defined. According to the results of the study, indicators have been singled out whose deviations from the average values for clusters affect the final efficiency. For such indicators, using the Ishikawa diagram, the factors affecting the profitability of the forest industry in terms of resource provision are determined. In order to increase the efficiency of the industry and based on the results of the research, comprehensive measures are proposed, the implementation of which should be a priority in this subject area