Conceptual approaches to planning and forecasting agricultural production transformed by digitalization

The article considers transformation trends of conceptual approaches to planning and forecasting agricultural production in the context of the digitalization of the economy. The features of modern information and communication technologies applied in the farm production management have been studied. The implementation of “smart” technologies in Russian agriculture has been revealed to be not large-scale. It has been substantiated that digital technologies based on artificial intelligence, analysis of large data arrays, and a fundamentally new interaction interface—virtual and augmented reality—transform current methodological approaches to economic planning. Particular attention was paid to transformed conceptual approaches in the methodology of economic planning of domestic agricultural production. The Internet of Things and measuring elements equipped with microprocessors and sensors, as well as special platforms and applications for monitoring have been proved to change the prevailing concept of the organization of planning and forecasting activities in agriculture. Special attention was paid to the implementation of the departmental project “Digital Agriculture” that is creating a model for the transition of the strategic planning system to a digital format. The model reflects the integration trends of modern information and communication technologies with agribusiness and authorities.