Problems and main directions of innovative development of small and medium-sized businesses in agriculture of Russia

The article of the current state of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation is discussed. The problems that unlike the countries of Western Europe, hamper the harmonious development of small and medium-sized businesses are noted. Most attention is paid to the problems of small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas. A large imbalance has been established between the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas and the city. The results of studies in the form of diagrams are presented. The reasons for the large difference in the number of small and medium-sized enterprises between the countryside and the city are determined. It is noted that the emergence of a large number of urban-type villages in rural areas near large cities does not change the situation. Areas of activity in which small and medium-sized businesses will more conveniently develop in rural areas are identified. Conditions have been established that will contribute to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas. The proposals for improving the efficiency of small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas in the Russian Federation are presented. Particular attention in the proposals is given to the problem of reducing the young population in rural areas. Therefore, the submitted proposals take into account the strategic and socio-economic aspects of the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Russian Federation. It is noted that this approach to solving problems is used in Western Europe.