The role of digitalization in creating agro-industrial clusters: Regional aspects and economic efficiency

Subject. Economic efficiency of agriculture, development of digitalization processes in the economy at the regional level. Objectives. Assessment of the economic effects of implementing digital technologies in agricultural enterprises. Methods. Systematic, comparative analysis. Results. Digital platforms and modeling tools make it possible to optimize the process of creating agro-industrial clusters. By using digital tools, costs for fertilizers, fuel, and other components are reduced. However, the level of digital maturity in Russian agro-industrial companies is still low. Conclusions. An important task for Russia is creating a unified state policy aimed at actively developing the agro-industrial complex in the regions.