Sustainable development of agro-industrial complex and rural areas: regional and applied aspect

Abstract

The article considers categories of development level and sustainability on the example
of agro-industrial complex and rural areas. The triple bottom line audit approach and the methods
for assessing sustainable development based on identical performance indicators are shown. The
article presents the experience of the European Union countries and member states of the Eurasian
Economic Union in implementing state support programs for agriculture and rural areas, on the
basis of which two approaches to managing these development programs are identified.
The study is applied by nature and contains analysis results of indicators, describing trends
of sustainable development for agro-industrial complex and rural areas on the example of the
Almaty region for years. The identified trends demonstrate that agriculture development is a
priority for sustainable rural development and rural cluster formation of the region. The necessity
of transforming the approach to developing and implementing state programs in the given areas
towards coordinated public administration has been confirmed. We have proposed to include
target indicators and cross-cutting measures for rural development in the “State Development
Program of Agro-Industrial Complex in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022-2027” with the aim
of their subsequent reflection in regional development programs