Main problems of the development of fruit and berry raw materials processing industry in the Russian Federation

Food safety is one of the most important and actual problems of the humanity. It is well-known and approved that a country is in safe food situation only in case when it independently produces essential foodstuffs at least 80% of its self-sufficiency level. The current situation is forcing us to achieve the independence from imports. In our research, we make an accent to farther development in the domestic fruit and berry manufacturing processes, which implies general enlarging the product assortment and making it available for customers countrywide. To re-tool the industry with hi-end equipment; to improve raw material storage bases, located in the regions of most intensive consumption; to develop and introduce some innovative and ecologically safe fruit and berry raw materials processing technologies. To pay an extra attention to quality and safety of fruit and berry raw material and ready product. To expand production of canned, frozen, dried products assortment and make it ecologically clean and highly competitive compared to the imported ones. In addition, to make marketing analysis on the attractiveness of a product package for customers and dispose of dependence between processing enterprises and raw material bases

Socio-economic aspects of the development of the tourism and hospitality industry in the Russian Federation

This trend has affected both tourist countries and countries where tourism is not the primary economic sector. This paper examines the socio-economic aspects of the development of the Russian Federation's tourism industry in recent years. The objective of the study is to evaluate the development of the tourism industry in Russia. For this purpose, the issues of methodology for collecting official statistical information in tourism are considered, statistical data on tourism development are analyzed, and key indicators of the Tourism Development Strategy in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2035 are analyzed. The authors used general scientific research methods, namely, methods of reviewing the economic literature on the stated topic, analyzing statistical data characterizing the development of tourism in the Russian Federation in 2014–2018, and synthesizing the results obtained. The data source was indicators characterizing the development of the tourism and hospitality industries in Russia, the activities of collective accommodation facilities, and tourist companies. The study describes the social and economic aspects of the development of the tourism and hospitality industries in Russia for 2014–2018, identifies the necessary organizational and economic conditions to increase the volume of domestic tourism through administrative, fiscal, and social measures, proposes mechanisms to stimulate national tourism development to achieve the key indicators of tourism development until 2035