Diversification of the agrarian economy: analysis, evaluation and directions of development

Abstract

The theoretical essence of the diversification of the agrarian economy, including its type classification, was studied. The methodological approaches to the formalized assessment of the level of diversification were considered, their advantages and disadvantages were revealed. The methodology of determining the degree of diversification of the agrarian economy from the position of the available potential of the participants of the agrarian market and employment of the rural population was developed and tested. The quantitative assessment of the degree of influence of the national, branch and regional employment of the rural population on the intensity of the change in the level of diversification was given.