THE USE OF FOREST PRODUCTS IN AGRICULTURE AS A FACTOR IN INCREASING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Background. The focus on sustainable development is one of the main global trends of recent times. The desire for sustainability is often perceived ambiguously in Russia. The need to take into account environmental and social factors in the implementation and development of production is universally recognized. However, the practical implementation of certain principles of sustainable development is formal. At the same time, two important sectors of the economy – forestry and agriculture - can and should be leaders in this direction. Materials and methods. The study was conducted on the basis of an analysis of domestic and foreign scientific literature. In order to identify regions of the country with a high potential for obtaining agricultural products from raw materials obtained during logging, a cluster analysis using the k-means method was carried out. Data processing was carried out using the Office Excel and Statistica 10.0 application software packages and Compas 3D v21. Results. As a result of the cluster analysis, there were identified the regions of the country with a high potential for obtaining agricultural products from raw materials obtained in the logging process, also there were proposed two key areas for the interaction of the industries under consideration (the use of products in agriculture). The author's development of a mobile installation for the production of coniferous vitamin flour from coniferous tree greens is proposed. The obtained results are novel and can be used from both theoretical and applied points of view. Conclusion. The study confirmed the hypothesis about the importance and expediency of expanding the interaction between the forestry and agricultural sectors for increasing the sustainability of the development of regions and the country as a whole.