Key Development Strategies for Small Regional Agribusinesses

Modern production and economic relations in the agricultural sector of the economy require the search for effective approaches to expanding the participation of small agribusiness entities in providing the population with the food of own production. The paper aims to substantiate the conceptual provisions for the formation of strategies for the development of small agribusiness in the implementation of state priorities. General scientific research methods are the methodological basis of the study. The study analyzes the activities of small businesses in rural areas at the regional level. The reasons hindering the development of small agribusiness are substantiated. The key factors determining the strategic guidelines for the functioning of entrepreneurship in rural areas include the state of the institutional environment, the level of state support, and the potential competitiveness of small businesses, especially their interaction through rural consumer cooperation. Different strategies of development of small agribusiness (patienta, commutata, vilenta, and experenta) are highlighted based on the different strategies of development of small agribusiness. The significant potential of the National project “The creation of a system of support for farmers and the development of rural cooperation” was noted as a tool for the progressive movement of small agribusinesses through agricultural consumer cooperation, providing the maximum synergetic effect.