Аннотация:The development of dairy cattle breeding in the
country and regions was given a new impetus in modern
economic and geopolitical conditions. The success of the
opportunities provided directly depends on the prevention of
threats associated with the receipt of cheap non-regional and
imported products, difficulties in the sale of milk due to the lack
of dairy factories, extreme weather conditions leading to a lack of
fodder. Despite the fact that there is a positive trend in milk
production in Astrakhan region, annual growth remains
insufficient to ensure the lower threshold of food security of milk
and dairy products.
The attention was given to the following methods of research:
methods of comparative analysis; economic and statistical
methods; method of SWOT analysis and economic and
mathematical modelling. Using the economic-mathematical
model based on polynomial growth curves, development trends
are predicted and long-term prospects for the successful
functioning of the dairy cattle breeding sector are defined. The
strategic directions of development of the sector in the region
should include orientation to large-scale production with the
creation of agro-clusters including the production, processing
and selling of dairy products; food reserve optimization;
improving the breeding and productive abilities of cows through
the use of local genetic material and not through the purchase of
expensive young breeders from abroad. The implementation of
the proposed strategic directions will allow the region to solve the
problem of food security of milk and dairy products.