Levels in Factor Analysis of External Environment in Rural Production

Abstract

The paper shows the calculations justifying the influence of external environment on the agrarian production that is affected by a large number of factors. A methodological approach that differentiates this aggregate by a combination of factor elements at the global, national, regional and industry levels is presented. This approach is positioned as hierarchical, subordinating, and defined by the term multi-levelness. The composition of the factor elements of each of these levels is represented by the parameters that are co-ordinated towards each other, reflecting a different type of connection between them, characterized by their location in the same row, without reflecting the hierarchy. The groups of factor elements are highlighted: environmental, social, political, legal, technological, natural, environmental, informational. The idea of studying the influence of the external environment on agricultural production has been implemented, combining the definition of the degree of influence by hierarchical levels of influence, as well as on the coordinating groups of factor elements in each level. On this basis, territorial differences in the degree of influence of the external environment on the state and trends of agriculture in the economic regions of the Russian Federation have been revealed.