Relevance of the topic – the state of technical park of grain industry determines the available opportunities for the introduction of innovative technologies that can multiply the yield. Thus, it is necessary to consider the conditions for the functioning of technopark in agricultural sector of the country's economy, to identify main problems and methods for their effective solution. The goal is to study the issues of technical support of existing agricultural machinery, distribution structure by manufacturers, determine the indicators of the level of its renewal in dynamics, indicate the factors hindering technical development of grain subcomplex, and justify measures to improve the current situation. Methods – quantitative-qualitative and factor analysis, economic-statistical, abstract-logical conclusions. Results – the studies conducted in the article confirm that Kazakhstan is the owner of reserves for further increasing the volume of agricultural products and food, and has significant areas of agricultural land. A list of manufacturers of the main types of agricultural machines that localize production on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is presented, with the specification of the date of signing the agreement on industrial assembly. The volumes of the total capacities and workload of agricultural enterprises for production of combines and tractors of all brands have been established. Conclusions – the sustainable development of grain economy implies the need to improve the measures of public financial support aimed at updating agricultural machinery, including the leasing program. The issues of reproduction and use of the machine and tractor park of agro-industrial complex should be resolved taking into account their close relationship with the field of agricultural engineering, the system of engineering and technical services, the possibilities for mastering advanced technologies and staffing. It is necessary to take timely preventive measures.

The goal is economic modeling of the activities of small agricultural entities using factorial and statistical analysis, as well as to provide recommendations for the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in AIC of the region. The article uses the following scientific methods - bibliometric, questioning, statistical, factorial, analytical. Results - the coronavirus pandemic and Russian sanctions imposed due to the implementation of a special operation in Ukraine continue to have a negative impact on diversification of the national economy. An economic assessment is given and the reasons for a rather low level of development of the agri sector are determined. A literary review of the achievements of foreign scientists in the field of digitalization of agro-industrial production has been prepared. The degree of use of digital processes in the economy and prerequisites for the implementation of investment projects are shown. The main indicators of production of products of small market entities in the Almaty region based on the use of ICT are analyzed. A questionnaire was compiled for small farms, a statistical model of the region was built on the basis of the SmartPLS application program to obtain objective information on the feasibility of implementing digital platforms, and the importance of electronic methods in the activities of agricultural entities was justified. Conclusions - the results of modeling are summarized in terms of identifying the level of information knowledge of management of small businesses. Problems are revealed and recommendations are developed for adapting small businesses to digital systems in agribusiness. There are positive trends in their advancement in terms of new opportunities and promising areas that should be combined into a single information network of digital agricultural economy of Kazakhstan, which is managed at the state level, which will reduce the existing backlog from developed countries.

The goal is to reveal the need to account the potential risks of digitalization for the sustainable development of agricultural sector. Methods - economic-statistical, analytical, evaluation and comparison. Results – the directions of using digital technologies implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan in agro-industrial complex of the country are considered. The risks accompanying digital processes and their impact on the competitiveness of agro-industrial production are identified. The importance of improving methods of public administration and self-government based on the involvement of business entities in this movement is shown. The role of the use of information and communication systems that consolidate the state, business and society in the context of global socio-political and economic transformations is emphasized. Arguments about digital impact on ensuring the transparency of allocation and spending budget funds are presented. The demand for expanding the use of the Qoldau Digital application platform to increase digital participation and literacy of agricultural producers, online programs for selling and buying goods and services via the Internet (marketplace) is justified. Conclusions - currently, certain elements of digitalization, which are common in international practice, are being applied in the republic. There is an opportunity to more actively use the Qoldau application of the "Fund for Financial Support of Agriculture". Measures to create a digital environment in AIC, including costs of the national project "Technological breakthrough through digitalization, science and education", are insufficient and require the development of a concept for digital transformation of agro-industrial complex, covering households as a key factor on the way to innovative society. The effectiveness of digital economy can be achieved by providing information activities, learning based on real cases with the involvement of practitioners and subsequent support.

The relevance of the study is determined by the importance of introducing digital technologies in crop production industry to improve the efficiency of agro-industrial complex. The goal is to show the directions, advantages of digitalization in domestic crop production, problems and suggest ways of solution. The following methods were used in the article - analysis, systematization, generalization and selection of facts, establishing links between them. Results - the starting conditions, priorities and reasons that hinder and complicate digital transformation are considered: limited access of agricultural producers to technical innovations and modern agricultural machinery; a long network of intermediaries, wholesalers and retailers; low level of development of communications and IT infrastructure; lack of localized IT solutions for agricultural sector; shortage of qualified personnel. In the current situation, the authors consider it necessary and timely to increase the level of mechanization (energy saturation) and automation up to the average world class, effective public support; widespread use of digital platforms; improvement of the personnel motivation system; organization of government -funded training centers for farmers. The practice of applying technological operations of precise and digital agriculture in cultivation of crops based on the materials of the Akmola region has been studied. Conclusions - entrepreneurs strive to produce more food with fewer resources, therefore a significant breakthrough is needed in creating digital models of the entire agricultural production cycle and interconnected links in value chain. Digital technologies will increase competitiveness and labor productivity, ensure food security and attract investment; this is a high-tech and promising area for all economic entities, regardless of the scale of agribusiness.

The relevance of the topic is due to the importance of using digital technologies in agriculture, which contribute to improving product quality, increasing their volumes, and reducing human factor in production process. In addition, digital transformation of agro-industrial complex is aimed at overcoming global challenges: increase in food demand, depletion of productive agricultural land, increase in environmental pressure, change in consumer preferences, and disproportions in the level and quality of life between urban and rural areas. The goal is to analyze international experience in implementation of information systems in agricultural sector, assess the current state of digitalization in agro-industrial production of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and determine the main directions of development. Methods – analytical, systematization, accumu-lation and selection of facts, establishing links between them. Results – the advantages and risks of using information and communication mechanisms in AIC are analyzed based on the example of developed countries. The results of providing IT developments, computer methods within the framework of the state program "Digital Kazakhstan" were studied. The experience of creating and expanding regional hubs was studied. Vectors of optimization of digital platforms are shown. Conclusions – digitalization of Kazakhstani economy in agriculture will be carried out by optimizing production and logistics processes, improving efficiency of labor market, reducing resource consumption and production losses, increasing the efficiency of R&D and is a prerequisite for the competitiveness of the industry. The study reveals the potential economic effect of digital devices in agro-industrial complex and the importance of using them in the near future by agricultural enterprises to achieve their goals.

The goal is to justify the need for sustainable development of agro-industrial complex based on state regulation, analyze main indicators of crop production industry: maintaining and improving soil fertility, growing crops adapted to the regional natural conditions, using the most productive plant species and varieties, taking into account introduction of resource-saving technologies. Methods – PEST-analysis, which allows taking into account the economic and social aspects of the external environment that affect activities of the enterprise; generalization of information, synthesis, systematic approach. Results – volumes of gross agricultural output of Kazakhstan for 2019-2021, main stages of reengineering are presented. A number of effective measures to improve competitiveness of agricultural production have been proposed. The role of scientific support of AIC, the use of innovative agricultural technologies and developments in crop production and animal husbandry is shown. The authors state the need for constant updating of professional standards that regulate the requirements for competencies of specialists in agricultural sector; use of the latest modern methods of foreign practice; compliance with international standards in storage, processing of agricultural products and feed; strict accounting of gene pool of breeds, groups, types of animals, birds, plants; production costs reduction, increasing profitability and productivity, which can be achieved through technical and technological reequipment, use of highly productive crop varieties, improvement of production structure and methods of economic management. Conclusions – as a result of the study, recommendations on implementation of regional agricultural policy were prepared. Barriers to the development of agroindustrial complex have yet to be overcome, since significant investments are needed for industrialization. 

The effectiveness of ensuring the country's food security, which is the basis of a strong state, ensuring the social well-being of society, is directly related to the development of the agricultural sector. The availability of effective mechanisms of state regulation is a crucial factor for the well-being of the agricultural sector. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic, unlike any other crisis, has revealed the interconnection and interdependence between the agro-industrial complex, the domestic and global economy, politics and society, which has led to a number of problems of the agro-industrial complex that contradict and reinforce each other. Thus, the need to review the existing mechanisms and methods of state support is determined. The purpose of the article is a scientific justification of the need for state regulation of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the context of a pandemic, taking into account existing problems. As tasks in achieving the goal, it is determined to characterize the current state of agriculture, identify the main problems, and suggest ways to solve the existing problems, according to foreign experience.

When writing the article, comparative methods of scientific research were used. When studying and presenting the instruments of state regulation of agriculture, he was guided by the method of systematic generalization. The proposals substantiate the need for state regulation of agriculture in the conditions of a repeat of the pandemic situation, increased competition in the markets, increased consumer requirements for the quality of products and services, various environmental disasters, etc.   In conclusion, effective tools for the development of agriculture were presented, according to foreign experience and the peculiarities of other sectors of the economy.

The goal is to study the guidelines in implementation of the resource policy of the PRC and its features. Research methods – analytical, which allows to reveal the problems of agriculture; comparative analysis of sectoral structure of agricultural sector with a characteristic predominance of crop production industry: areas of agricultural land located on a large territory, arable land, use of land resources; based on the cause-and-effect method, animal productivity, crop yields are shown. The originality/value of the study – two concepts: the Silk Road Economic Belt and the XXI Century Maritime Silk Road, called the "One Belt and One Road" initiative, which are acquiring special significance in development and prospects of Eurasia. This transcontinental long-term policy and investment program, which is proclaimed in China as the "project of the century", covers many countries and is aimed at building trade relations between China, Russia, the states of Central Asia, Europe and the coastal states of the Indo-Pacific region. Results – the authors state that the solution of economic objectives of Kazakhstan and, in particular, agroindustrial complex is also very important as solution of similar problems in the PRC. Increasing the efficiency of agricultural production, creating a reserve of food security and necessary conditions for products sales are problematic topics for both sides. Conclusions – the deepening of Chinese-Kazakhstani bilateral cooperation in the field of AIC is growing rapidly and is becoming one of the key factors in interstate economic cooperation, contributing to the inflow of investments from China and diversification of the economy.

.The goal is to identify the features of public-private partnership (PPP) as an effective tool for solving the problems of economic, social and environmental development of various sectors of AIC of the republic, including grain product subcomplex. Research methods – analytical, allowing to study the processes of strengthening the PPP mechanism, increasing the efficiency of public support, which had a positive impact on growth in cost of gross crop production, new approaches to the relationship between the state and rural producers; observation and selection of facts, establishing links between them; and synthesis. Results – the prerequisites and incentives for expanding public-private partnerships are considered; industry specifics and national peculiarities of using this tool are shown; priority areas and risks of using PPP projects are identified, taking into account the experience of foreign countries; factors and conditions that ensure effective solutions to socially significant tasks of agricultural sector and stability of development of agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan based on the implementation of the parity of national interests and private entrepreneurs are substantiated. Conclusions – based on the analysis of a representative information base, the authors state that in order to maintain positive trends in the growth of innovative sectoral structures that ensure the country's food security, it is necessary to improve existing ones and develop new forms of interaction between the State and representatives of agribusiness, including replacement of the system of subsidizing agricultural entities which is not always effective with their indirect support, with an emphasis on the most promising areas of PPP, more rational use of available resources and attracting private investment. One of the motives for the use of public-private partnership in agro-industrial production is the need to introduce advanced technologies, the lack of own resources. 

.The goal – ways to improve the work of agricultural transport, taking into account the dynamic characteristics: freight turnover, transportation distance along the routes. Methods – comparative, system analysis, mathematical modeling. Results – economic and mathematical model of transport services and creation of optimal variant of organization of transportation operations are presented, which will reduce their cost in agro-industrial complex, reduce raw material costs, increase the efficiency of transport operation, maximize the use of storage space parameters and guarantee the necessary conditions for saving, reduce supplies costs and maximize inventory turnover. The technique of constructing a structural economic model for forecasting the volume of financial receipts from transportation of goods is considered. The logistics process is shown, which is coordinating the activities of purchasing service of enterprises, warehouse services, and production. Regularities are revealed that take into account the control over the receipt of stocks and supply of goods, rhythm of processing cargo flows. Approaches to the provision of transport operations with definition of the main economic and organizational principles and features are proposed. It has been established that the quality and initial cost of agricultural products are influenced by various factors, the most important of which is the timing and conditions of its transportation. Procurement coordination is carried out in the process of supplying resources and with the help of supply control. The main task is to match storage capacities with the possibility of processing products for a given period with full satisfaction of consumer requests. Conclusions – the formation of a network of transport and logistics systems in the regions is needed for the growth of economy of Kazakhstan and can attract additional cargo flows, investments, and create new jobs.

The goal is to analyze the functioning of agro-industrial enterprises, effectiveness of logistics processes that combine the movement of material, financial and information flows. However, until now these processes have been presented only as a separate area of activity of agricultural producers. In this regard, the aim of the study is to design a system for planning and managing logistics activities of economic entity. Methods – along with elements of dialectical direction of research, its methodological base includes monographic, statistical methods, scientific abstraction, as well as the principles of complexity, consistency, movement and development of economic phenomena. Results – it has been established that the existing logistics approaches to the regulation of supply, stocks, marketing, as well as organization of transport and storage facilities in many agricultural entities do not meet modern requirements. The most obvious and effective solution to this problem is the creation of an effective mobile logistics management mechanism, combined with an information structure. It is shown that logistics has been developed in large pig-breeding enterprises, however, it cannot be called integrated, since material flow management is a priority, and transport and warehouse operations are not fully developed. Conclusions – the authors have developed a draft of management model of logistics cycle, introduction of which into the practice of functioning of pig-breeding complex will allow rationalizing the sequence of actions and procedures assigned to the business logistics service, as well as eliminating miscalculations and errors as much as possible. The implementation of transport and warehouse automation project using a specific software product will contribute to modernization of logistics planning and management system. 

The goal is to consider the problems and prospects for the development of enterprises in agricultural sector. Methods – analysis and synthesis, determination of absolute and relative indicators, abstract-logistical, economic-statistical. Results – the authors note the main features of agricultural production: high capital intensity, long payback period, low profitability, seasonality, dependence on natural and climatic conditions. Enterprises are insufficiently provided with modern technology, social infrastructure is poorly developed, soil fertility is declining, level of income of the rural population is much lower to income in other industries. At present, effective programs on development of agro-industrial complex and support for agricultural producers have been developed in the republic. The article presents data on the number of registered producers of agricultural products in the Republic of Kazakhstan: legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, peasant (private) farms, households. The volumes of gross output of agricultural goods, production of livestock products in Kazakhstan, cattle products sales in slaughter weight for all categories of farms are shown. It was revealed that for some types of food, dependence on imports remains: meat and milk processing products, poultry meat, vegetables and fruits. The main directions of development of AIC are substantiated: measures to ensure food security; digitalization and robotization; attraction of domestic and foreign investments; application of the achievements of selection and breeding work in the livestock industry; strengthening scientific potential by improving training of highly qualified personnel. Conclusions – specifics of modern economic entities is their broad specialization: the presence of several workshops for heat treatment, sterilization and preparation for sale. There are also highly specialized agricultural enterprises, which as a rule, are producing one type of product, for example, dairy farms, greenhouses, nurseries.

In market economy, strict competition, the urgent task is to ensure the effective functioning of agricultural business. The goal is to show the impact of entrepreneurship on socioeconomic development of the Kyzylorda region, methods of supporting small and medium-sized businesses in agricultural sector, and also to analyze the effectiveness of financing support programs. Methods – the theoretical basis of the study: fundamental and applied developments of domestic and foreign scientists, leading experts in this field. When analyzing the main economic indicators, statistical data and reports on the republican and regional level were used. Results – recommendations have been prepared on introduction of effective tools to promote entrepreneurial activity, main provisions of which can be used in preparation of strategic, operational plans for agricultural entities. Conclusions – for the effective functioning of small and medium-sized agribusiness entities, State programs have been developed to help small and medium-sized businesses, including a set of measures aimed at their further economic growth, strengthening market mechanisms aimed at increasing labor productivity, and stimulating the use of innovative technologies. At the present stage of development of domestic AIC, one of the most important tasks is to ensure sustainability of agriculture and formation of competitive agricultural production. Small agricultural business, as one of the main elements of economic system of society, is able to increase social stability of the village, support the diversification of economy and its active innovative activity. A serious shortcoming and omission in the field of small-scale production is the lack of the established system for purchase and marketing of agricultural products, as well as supply and maintenance

The aim of this article is to assess the current situation in sheep breeding industry of the West Kazakhstan region and potential to improve its efficiency in the future. Methods – analysis of statistical data, their grouping, study of variational and dynamic series of distribution, relationship of economic phenomena. Results – the main activities of sheep farms in Western Kazakhstan are considered, a forecast is made for the consumption of meat and meat products. The authors note that this western territory of the republic belongs to the macro-region which is focused on oil and gas sector, engineering, food industry, construction industry, grain farming, livestock production and has significant opportunities for further sustainable socio-economic growth. Conclusions – the main problems of sheep breeding are the concentration of more than 60% of the livestock in private farms, their low productivity, lack of necessary working and living conditions, integration of sheep breeding sub-complex with textile and food industries, modern highly efficient technologies for processing raw materials, and lack of specialists. To solve these problems in the Republic of Kazakhstan, at the initiative of the National Association of Sheep Breeders of Kazakhstan, Shopan-ata, a sectoral program on development of sheep breeding has been developed, the purpose of which is to provide employment for rural residents and improve their well-being through the wide spread of entrepreneurship. The authors state that in sheepbreeding economic entities it is necessary to introduce a scientifically based organization of breeding business: raising young animals, improving feeding rations, systems and methods of keeping livestock, which will increase their productivity, product quality, while effectively using huge reserves of pastures for the seasons of the year.

The study was conducted within the framework of program-targeted funding by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Development of the concept and mechanisms for balanced territorial economic and social development of Kazakhstan." The topic of this article is updated by the strategic importance of the country's food security, due to the level of food industry development, as well as the validity of food exports. The goal is to analyze the balance of the needs of the republic with volume of production of socially significant products of food industry and its grouping by self-sufficiency categories. Methods – abstract-logical, monographic, graphic, comparative analysis, grouping. Results – the study is aimed at analyzing the dynamics of the level of self-sufficiency of social products in terms of the needs of domestic market, production, imports and exports. The factors influencing on the growth and decline in the supply of domestic food have been identified. To identify the degree of strength of meeting the demand for groups of goods, they were grouped into categories adopted in accordance with the methodological recommendations on the system of indicators for assessing the degree of physical and economic accessibility to sufficient safe food in the CIS countries in quantitative terms. The presented results of grouping make it possible to determine changes in the structure of provision of domestic market with socially significant food products. Conclusions – the authors identified special commodity groups according to the degree of satisfaction of the internal needs of the population; a number of organizational and economic solutions that are of interest to public and departmental authorities are proposed, as well as management of processing enterprises. The results of the developments can be used in formation of policy documents on development of food industry in Kazakhstan.

The goal is to identify priority areas for innovative activities of enterprises for production of bakery products in Almaty region, which are socially significant food products, and baking industry is one of the leading sectors of food sector, in which it is important to improve quality, nutritional value and expand the range of bakery products. Methods – complex economic analysis, SWOT-analysis, questioning. Results – the state and pace of development of market for bread and bakery products in Almaty region and Almaty city are studied, the dynamics of their production in the region for 2016-2020 and growth rate are shown. By questioning consumers, the main criteria and reasons that guide them when choosing an assortment are shown. Currently, the market is experiencing increased demand for dietary bakery products of high quality, with added cereals. The level of technical modernization of the leading bakery enterprises of Almaty region was analyzed. The authors note that used equipment and tools are outdated, technical wear and tear on some of them exceeded 50%. Conclusions – the most important directions for increasing the innovative activity of enterprises in this sector are reflected, main factors influencing the efficiency of their functioning and stabilizing the situation on bread market are identified. With the constant increase in cost of raw materials and energy, manufacturers face the difficult task of keeping the prices of their products at the same level. This task can be solved only in terms of optimizing production costs and controlling price premium in retail outlets.

The goal is to study the issues of improving organizational and economic mechanisms of the industry to ensure sustainable development of sugar industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Methods – in the course of the study, methods of complex, systemic and comparative analysis were used as part of the activities in the chain "State - beet and sugar sub-complex - beet growing and sugar-producing enterprise". Results – the authors analyzed main economic indicators in this area (volume of sugar beet sown area, yield level, gross harvest, production of white refined sugar, cost, production capacity of sugar factories) at the stage covering the period from 2015 to 2021. An assessment of dynamics of state investments in cultivation of this agricultural crop by industrial enterprises is made. Conclusions – the results of the analysis made it possible to identify the main problems hindering sustainable development of sugar beet complex of the country, in order to solve which the authors developed proposals on economic transformations in sugar industry, building up the potential for its structural modernization, and consolidating economic entities on the principles of cooperation and integration. The recommendations can be useful in development and implementation of sectoral program on development of sugar production in Kazakhstan, as well as for subjects of sugar beet industry when planning production and economic activities. Sugar beet is of great importance for providing the republic with food and fodder, and is also of great agrotechnical importance, increasing productivity of crop rotation and being a valuable predecessor for many crops. A high yield can only be obtained on the basis of strict adherence to science and best practices.

The goal is to reveal the problems of development of livestock industry in Kazakhstan, which is given great attention as the most important area of State agricultural policy and a priority in agriculture. The need to monitor milk and dairy products market is justified by its social significance, employment, income of the population and food security of the country. The authors note that the dairy subcomplex has its own characteristics, specifics of production and distribution, conditions for achieving quality and competitiveness, taking into account the influence of external factors. In this regard, the study is devoted to development of recommendations for further improvement of domestic dairy farming sub-sector. Methods – general scientific (analysis, synthesis, generalization of the collected information. Results – dairy market was analyzed in terms of indicators: average per capita consumption of milk and dairy products in the Republic of Kazakhstan, imports and exports over the past 5 years. The main reasons hindering the increase in the volume of final products and low productivity of animals: low share of breeding stock in agri-businesses and private farms, lack of high-quality feed, noncompliance with livestock keeping technologies, high level of equipment wear and tear, lack of effective links between commodity producers of raw materials and its processors in the republic, in particular, Almaty region. Conclusions – elimination of shortage of raw materials, financial recovery of enterprises, use of modern marketing technologies in food sales, the provision of rational logistics chains for the transportation, storage and sale of dairy products is needed.

The goal is to justify the mechanisms of the automated information management system (AIMS) of the neo-nomadic method of using land in rural areas. The authors studied and presented data on the problem under consideration in the framework of implementation of the State program "Strategic measures to combat desertification in the Republic of Kazakhstan until 2025". Methods – cartographic using ArcGIS, analysis of the activity of agribusiness objects; account- constructive - to evaluate the initial information; drawing up a plan of statistical data. To achieve this goal, the authors set the task of identifying the following problems: the need to develop innovatively active territories (IAT) of Kazakhstan; digitalization and automation of the system for managing socio-economic relations in rural areas; making entries in the real estate register based on rural map data. Results – timeliness of functioning of the IAT within the boundaries of rural administrative districts has been proved based on the availability of scientific, technical, educational and industrial potential, which make it possible to produce competitive high-tech products and take appropriate positions in domestic and foreign markets. The results of digitalization and mapping based on GIS technologies using management functions are shown: planning, organization, stimulation, control as platforms for creating the next levels of urban planning cadastre of rural areas - district, regional and republican scale. Conclusions – the received amount of cadastral information allowed the authors to make proposals for making rational management decisions and compiling a systematic list of AIMS indicators, to develop methodological approaches to their classification.

Aim – to analyze methodological approaches to the functional zoning of the territory of agro-businesses on a landscape-ecological basis in the steppe zone of Kazakhstan for the purposes of land management. Methods – monographic, settlement-constructive, grouping, graphic modeling. Results – relevant problems of greening the land use of the republic, which needs to update the design methodology for the use and protection of agricultural land, taking into account the criteria for environmental protection, are shown. Typical objects are selected – agribusinesses of the steppe landscape zone, in which studies were carried out. An analysis of the resources of this area is given, ecological stability of agricultural landscape, an important component of which is erosion processes, is determined. Maps have been developed that characterize landscape and ecological features of a given area and are the basis for territorial zoning: a landscape hypothesis map with identification of elementary natural territorial complexes, a map of ecological stability of the territory and a map of the functional zoning of the area. The principles of agri-relief planning are justified, including the unification of morphological structural units of the landscape into a single land types in terms of ecological state and expediency of using land types with implementation of appropriate measures for each ecological landscape group. An experimental project has been developed in which a territorial organization is made on the example of economic entities of agricultural specialization in the steppe zone on ecological landscape substance. Conclusions – the basis for development of land management projects for agricultural structures should be a scientifically based system of organizational and economic measures for reconstruction of land area of agricultural enterprises on a landscape basis, which implies the design of environmentally sustainable and costeffective forms of land management. 

The aim is to consider agricultural cooperation development in the country, the potential for effective promotion of this process, trends in the spread of marketing services, preparation of financial and accounting reports, public and local administration. Methods – quantitative and effective indicators are obtained on the basis of observation and collection of facts, comparative analysis and synthesis, and a systematic approach. Results – directions and main tasks of expanding cooperative relations in agricultural sector of the republic, the role of cooperation in providing conditions for unification of agricultural producers who have set themselves the goal of improving their economic and social situation; distribution of cooperative entrepreneurship; implementation of the social function through creation of jobs, guaranteed level of income; reducing the dependence of the domestic market on external factors; protecting the interests of economic entities; providing the population with the opportunity to purchase high-quality and relatively cheap goods. Conclusions – the author notes that it is necessary to implement new effective programs on creation of agricultural cooperatives at the state and local levels; using their capabilities in establishing an effective supply chain to the end consumer. Cooperation acts as one of the stabilizers of market economy, maintaining social balance, and serves as the basis for organizational and structural restructuring of agricultural production. In market economy, the activities of cooperating farms largely depend on their relationships with other branches of agriculture, which provide them with material and technical means and services, provide processing of their products, and sell them. As the experience of developed countries shows, the potential of agricultural cooperation contributes to the sustainable and balanced development of agricultural sector and ensuring food security.

The aim of this article is to study the existing barriers in trade between the countries of Central Asia in certification and veterinary control, customs, logistics and finance, taking into account the current state of trade relations on the example of importing a certain type of dairy products. Methods – Interviewing using KoBoToolbox (an open source online survey tool), consulting with experts. During the study, 23 companies were interviewed, importing milk processing products from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan. Results – identification of causes and factors of reducing effectiveness of these priority areas, which must be eliminated using the methodology of the joint project management office (PMO) of state institutions responsible for regulating trade. Conclusions – the application of the principles of project management, as well as the implementation of PMOs, provide an opportunity to significantly strengthen the coordination of countries, provide systematic and methodical activities to eliminate restrictions, promote the growth of trade and further integration in the region. When preparing the article using a significant amount of materials, including analysis of other food products sales: fresh fruits and vegetables, flour, vegetable oils, juices, dried fruits and legumes, the emphasis was placed on imports of dairy products. However, trade barriers in this area show a fairly high degree of correlation with other food products. The benefits derived from the dissemination of project management methods will compensate for all costs and will contribute to their successful implementation in terms of time, quality of results without exceeding the budget.