Scientific Retrospective of the Farm Irrigation Systems Efficient Use

This article presents the results of a scientific-practical research on Russian agribusiness ameliorative department efficiency. There are the results of the analysis and retrospective of domestic and foreign views on the agriculture effectiveness and, in particular, the irrigated agriculture efficiency, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries’ experience. The methodological approaches to understanding the economic development effectiveness are clarified and an extended classification of efficiency types is proposed. The author’s approach to the farm irrigation systems efficient use concept is presented. The agricultural economic efficiency structure has been determined. The factors that can contribute to increasing the investment attractiveness and efficiency of irrigated agriculture are identified. Theoretical and methodological approaches to assess the irrigated agriculture effectiveness, considering the problems identified in the process of this study, are proposed